Behind the scenes in Conservation: Cleaning Rubens’s Het Steen | National Gallery
In our latest behind-the-scenes video, find out what Larry Keith discovered when he removed 75 years’ worth of discoloured varnish from Rubens’s 'Het Steen': https://bit.ly/3nwpUv1
This video is with thanks to Nikon, our Digital Content Partner.
Jan Gossaert's 'The Adoration of the Kings' in 10 minutes | National Gallery
Discover hidden details in Jan Gossaert's vibrant 'The Adoration of the Kings' with our Deputy Director, Susan as she takes us on a journey into Gossaert's outstanding interpretation of this Christmas story: https://bit.ly/39Qswj1
This video series is with thanks to Nikon. As we turn to digital ways to look at, use and respond to art, we'll be working with Nikon on a broad schedule of online content and programmes, so stay tuned.
Letizia Treves and Katy Hessel | Artemisia | National Gallery
Watch as #Artemisia exhibition curator Letizia Treves chats with Katy Hessel (from The Great Women Artists) all about Artemisia Gentileschi's legacy. Learn more about Artemisia Gentileschi here: https://bit.ly/3n8B1Kf
One painting, many voices: Bellows's 'Men of the Docks' | National Gallery
Can you spot a cupcake, a jazzy jumper, or an orange thingy? See 'Men of the Docks' through the eyes of schoolchildren. Watch the full film here: https://bit.ly/39PKlin
See how they were inspired by the painting in our 'Take One Picture' exhibition in the Sunley Room: https://bit.ly/3gzFRwL
Artemisia's rape trial | National Gallery
At 17, Artemisia Gentileschi was raped by the painter Agostino Tassi. Learn more about the trial that followed, where Artemisia recounts what happened to her and undergoes torture to test the truth of what she was saying: https://bit.ly/37IV5OE
Book your tickets to the 'show of the season', Members go free: https://bit.ly/3gTXLdk
Picture of the month: Snow Scene at Argenteuil | National Gallery
Monet's scene of a Parisian suburb under snow has been voted your picture of the month. A weak, wintry light casts through thick clouds, as the sun fades from the afternoon sky. Trudging through the snow, two figures meet, and appear to stop and chat awhile: https://bit.ly/39m9vFg
This video is with thanks to Nikon, our Digital Content Partner.
Restoring the Gallery's oldest painting | National Gallery
How do you restore the oldest painting in the National Gallery? In the first of our behind-the-scenes video series, Assistant Conservator Kristina demonstrates how conservation work on Margarito d’Arezzo’s 'Virgin and Child Enthroned' was carried out: https://bit.ly/375qZmh
This video series is with thanks to Nikon. As we turn to digital ways to look at, use and respond to art, we'll be working with Nikon on a broad schedule of online content and programmes, so stay tuned.
'Artemisia': Curator-led exhibition film | National Gallery
You can now book to see '#Artemisia' from anywhere and at any time in our curator-led film that takes you on a tour of the whole exhibition. Get closer to the exhibition and support the Gallery here: https://bit.ly/3foDLQM
Monet's 'Water-Lily Pond' | National Gallery
Happy birthday to Claude Monet, born #OnThisDay in 1840. As well as being the leading French Impressionist landscape painter, he was also a keen gardener. Anne Robbins, Associate Curator of Post-1800 Paintings, talks us through a masterpiece he painted of his beloved garden, 'The Water-Lily Pond': https://bit.ly/2E1AqpR
Take a look at our shop range dedicated to one of the pioneers of Impressionism here: https://bit.ly/355wRMs
5-minute meditation: Van Gogh's 'Wheatfield, with Cypresses' | National Gallery
We thought we could all do with 5 minutes of meditation this week. Transport yourself to the South of France with a slow look at Van Gogh's 'Wheatfield, with Cypresses'. Watch the full video here: https://bit.ly/2JJ0g7d
Picture of the month: Insects with Common Hawthorn and Forget-Me-Not | National Gallery
November's picture of the month is Van Kessel the Elder's cabinet of curiosities. In this small and meticulously observed picture, insects crawl and flutter over forget-me-nots and a sprig of hawthorn berries: https://bit.ly/2I2mShT
This video series is with thanks to Nikon. On the first day of lockdown as we once again turn to digital ways to look at, use and respond to art, we are pleased to announce a new Digital Content Partnership with Nikon. In the first collaboration of its kind for the National Gallery, the next twelve months will see us working with Nikon on a broad schedule of online content and programmes, all aimed at inspiring members of the public to draw inspiration from one of the greatest art collections in the world, and also explore the synergies between photography and fine art.
One painting, many voices: Velázquez's 'The Rokeby Venus' | National Gallery
🗣️ One painting, many voices: Velázquez's 'The Rokeby Venus'
Mysterious, forbidden, provocative... why does 'The Rokeby Venus' divide visitors? Find out here: https://bit.ly/3oGpumM
LPO x NG | Gioachino Rossini's 'Sonata for Strings | National Gallery
We're now live on our YouTube channel streaming a performance of Gioacchino Rossini's 'Sonata a Quattro No. 3 in C Major' from London Philharmonic Orchestra, recorded when the Gallery closed earlier in the year: https://bit.ly/31tEwlJ
You can watch all of the performances we've released during October here: https://bit.ly/2I01LNt
A curated look at drinking | National Gallery
A curated look at...drinking 🍻
Chris Riopelle, The Neil Westreich Curator of Post 1800 Paintings, takes a look at paintings of drinking and conviviality in the last in our series of curated talks from home: https://bit.ly/33V0lw2
LPO x NG - Ernő Dohnányi, 'Serenade for String Trio' Op.10 | National Gallery
We're now live on our YouTube channel streaming a performance of Ernő Dohnányi's 'Serenade for String Trio' from London Philharmonic Orchestra, recorded when the Gallery closed earlier in the year: https://bit.ly/31tEwlJ
Every Thursday in October, we'll be streaming a new performance at 1pm. Keep an eye on our social channels to find out more.
October's picture of the month: Degas's 'Miss La La' | National Gallery
A soaring aerialist performs a magnificent feat in Degas's 'Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando' but does this striking painting celebrate the performer or the painter himself? Find out as Sheyamali Sudesh, artist, author and former National Gallery Young Producer tells us about October's picture of the month: https://bit.ly/3li2RTc
LPO x NG - Joseph Haydn, String Trio in C Major | National Gallery
We're now live on our YouTube channel streaming a performance of Joseph Haydn's 'String trio in C Major' from London Philharmonic Orchestra, recorded when the Gallery closed earlier in the year: https://bit.ly/3jMIgWB
Every Thursday in October, we'll be streaming a new performance at 1pm. Keep an eye on our social channels to find out more.
LPO x NG - Antonín Dvořák, Terzetto in C, Op. 74 | National Gallery
In July this year, in the spirit of Dame Myra Hess and her concerts during the Second World War, the London Philharmonic Orchestra played inside the Gallery to bring music and art to an audience again living through a time of crisis. In the first performance of four, we've paired the music of Antonín Dvořák with paintings by Giuseppe Maria Crespi and Akseli Gallen-kallela. Watch the full film here: https://bit.ly/2I01LNt
Artemisia in London | Artemisia | National Gallery
With our exhibition now open, Artemisia Gentileschi is in London but this isn't her first time here. Artemisia travelled to London by royal invitation of King Charles I. Learn about her time in the city and how it produced one of her most intriguing self portraits: https://bit.ly/2SsqEDn
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Artemisia | National Gallery
"I will show Your Illustrious Lordship what a woman can do"
The first major exhibition of Artemisia Gentileschi’s work in the UK is now OPEN! Book your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3gTXLdk
The exhibition is supported by Intesa Sanpaolo and Google Arts & Culture
A curated look: why artists painted on copper | National Gallery
🎨 Why did some artists paint on copper? Get up close to some of our paintings with Letizia as she looks at how and why artists work with this material and format.
📽️ Watch the full film here: https://bit.ly/3i0UVnN
Picture of the month: Turner's 'Margate (?), from the Sea' | National Gallery
Voted your picture of the month: Turner's animated sketch of sea and sky. Wind-whipped waves, sun glinting through sea spray and the passing of a storm; Turner gives us little to fix our gaze on in this heaving seascape. You can see this painting in Room 34 on Routes B and C: https://bit.ly/2QLvzP4
Make and create: Art ideas for little ones under 5 | National Gallery
Looking for some activities to do with the kids over the Bank Holiday weekend? Our Educator Jenny has some great art ideas for little ones under 5 with colourful ice cubes, chalks and water sprays!
📽️ Watch the full video here: https://bit.ly/3aWpVmt
Cochineal beetles in art | Titian’s ‘Diana and Callisto’ | National Gallery
Journey through a spectrum of colours with our Scientific Department as we explore the chemistry of colour. This time David Peggie, our Senior Scientist, explains Titian's use of cochineal beetles and red lakes in the painting 'Diana and Callisto'. Watch the full film here: https://bit.ly/2YDuZao
Artemisia | National Gallery
Booking is now open for our highly anticipated exhibition #Artemisia.
This first major UK show of her work brings together best-known paintings and self portraits, plus recently discovered personal letters, never seen in this country before: https://bit.ly/3gTXLdk
5-minute meditation | Zurbarán's 'Cup of Water and a Rose'
Find quiet contemplation and wonder in the familiar with Zurbarán's simple still life. Join Christina Bradstreet from our Learning team for a slow look at 'A Cup of Water and a Rose'. Watch the full film here: https://bit.ly/3aG7O3U
Titian: Love, Desire, Death | National Gallery
Titian died #OnThisDay in 1576. He was the greatest painter of 16th-century Venice, and the first painter to have a mainly international clientele. Explore all of Titian’s mythological masterpieces together for the first time in nearly 500 years. Book your tickets to see 'Titian: Love, Desire, Death' now: https://bit.ly/3cLl7AL
Seize the occasion to discover our full range dedicated to Titian at our online shop: https://bit.ly/3kiqeML
Picture of the Month: Monet's 'Poplars on the Epte' | National Gallery
Voted your picture of the month: Monet's favourite view of poplars on a river in Normandy. Poplar trees quiver in a light breeze, silhouetted against a blue summer sky, their reflections shimmering in the river below: https://bit.ly/3gh0ttr
Make and create: pattern making | National Gallery
Bethan's back and this time she's showing you how fabric printing can be used to tell a story. Hear the story of the Greek myth of Penelope with the Suitors from 'The Odyssey', then learn how to make your own tools to create printed patterns on fabric. Watch the full film here: https://bit.ly/3hMTyIY
1 painting, many voices: Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne | National Gallery
From big cats to love at first sight, find out why people fall in love with Titian's 'Bacchus and Ariadne'. Watch the full film here: https://bit.ly/307bist