With its focus on the power of art to bring people together, the project’s inspiration includes mythological paintings in our ...

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3. Detail of Hendrick Avercamp, 'A Scene on the Ice near a Town', about 1615 ...

Saint Stephen is the patron saint of bricklayers and stonemasons. He was a deacon in the early Christian church and cared for the poor. Stephen was stoned to death by the Jewish council in Jerusalem ...

In this 10-minute snapshot, Dr Maria Alambritis will introduce you to Parmigianino, one of the most influential and accomplished Italian artists of the 16th century, and explore his painting 'The ...

In 1824 Parliament purchased 38 paintings from the art collection of John Julius Angerstein (1735-1823). This purchase formed the basis of the National Gallery when Prime Minister Lord Liverpool (in ...

A festive, colourful printmaking class where you will design and print your own Christmas cards. Lino printing in a fun and effective form of printmaking which involves carving a design into linoleum.

Track the journey that Orazio Gentileschi's epic painting ‘The Finding of Moses’ went on in the Gallery's Conservation studio. Join the conservators Kristina Mandy, Silvia Tagliante and Marek Goliaš ...

3. Detail of Hendrick Avercamp, 'A Scene on the Ice near a Town', about 1615 ...

Cezanne associated with the Impressionists, but always had other aims. He said that his ambition was to 'make of Impressionism something solid and durable like the art of museums'. Cezanne's work was ...

Van Dyck was the most important Flemish painter of the 17th century after Rubens, whose works influenced the young Van Dyck. He also studied and was profoundly influenced by the work of Italian ...

George Stubbs was classified in his lifetime as a sporting painter, and as such was excluded from full membership of the Royal Academy. He is best remembered for his paintings of horses and his ...