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Hear about Lady Elizabeth Eastlake’s influential yet overlooked role in shaping the history and mission of the National ...

Floris van Dyck was one of the most important pioneers of so-called ‘display piece’ still lifes. His works are very rare but were highly influential. Almost all his compositions centre on a stack of ...

'The Hay Wain' (1821) by John Constable (1776–1837) will be familiar to many as capturing quintessential English life in the Suffolk countryside. But does this familiarity stop us from seeing how ...

Join us for a rainy day in Paris as National Gallery Educator, Belle Smith, introduces us to 'The Umbrellas' (about 1881–6) by the French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919). It was presented at ...

The Stonemason’s Yard' (about 1725) by Canaletto (1697–1768) is considered the artist’s early masterpiece. It’s the picture that marks the beginning of Canaletto becoming Canaletto. Though, we don’t ...

As part of the programme of events to celebrate our Bicentenary, 12 of the nation’s most iconic and well-loved paintings from the collection are being lent to 12 venues across the UK. Each of the ...

On 10 May 2024 we came together to start our celebration of the National Gallery’s Bicentenary - 200 years of bringing people and paintings together. For the whole year, we are going to celebrate our ...

Johannes Vermeer is one of the great Dutch masters, though only about 35 paintings by him are known. Born in Delft in 1632, he may have been a pupil of local history painter Leonaert Bramer. Vermeer ...

This May, the National Gallery turns 200 years old and we are throwing a party! To mark the occasion, artist Lucie MacGregor has created a giant cake sculpture made from pulped recycled paper. Lucie's ...

Rubens was a remarkable individual. Not only was he an enormously successful painter whose workshop produced a staggering number of works; but he also played an important diplomatic role in ...

This is one of five versions of Sunflowers on display in museums and galleries across the world. Van Gogh made the paintings to decorate his house in Arles in readiness for a visit from his friend and ...