Jan van Eyck, 'The Arnolfini Portrait', 1434 - The National Gallery, …
The Arnolfini were an extensive family of Italian merchants, with various members in Bruges at this period. The most likely candidate is Giovanni di Nicolao di Arnolfini, known as Giannino or Jehannin, who would have been in his late thirties in 1434. The lady is probably his second wife, whose identity is unknown.
Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers - The National Gallery, London
It's a once-in-a-century opportunity. Step into the Gallery and be treated to Van Gogh's most spectacular paintings and drawings, in one exhibition. It's a chance to delve into what inspired and motivated the artist in his famously productive final years in Arles, in the south of France. 1 / 2. Vincent van Gogh, 'A Wheatfield, with Cypresses ...
National Gallery stages major Vincent van Gogh exhibition for …
14 September 2024 ‒ 19 January 2025 The National Gallery Rooms 1‒8, Admission charge. To mark its 200th anniversary the National Gallery will stage a major exhibition of the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh in autumn 2024.. Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers will also mark the centenary of the Gallery’s acquisition of the artist’s Sunflowers and Van Gogh’s Chair (1888), two of …
Top 20 paintings | Stories | National Gallery, London
Detail from Jan van Eyck, 'The Arnolfini Portrait', 1434. Detail from Hans Holbein the Younger, 'The Ambassadors', 1533. Detail from Joseph Mallord William Turner, 'The Fighting Temeraire', 1839. Detail from Leonardo da Vinci, 'The Virgin of the Rocks', about 1491/2-9 and 1506-8. The most popular painting page, with the highest number of views ...
Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers - National Gallery, London
Until 19 January 2025. Members can book through to 19 January 2025. Be blown away by Van Gogh’s most spectacular paintings in our once-in-a-century exhibition. Walk with a pair of lovers beneath a starry night. Look up at swirling clouds and cypress trees swaying in the wind. Stay a little while in Van Gogh’s favourite park, the ‘Poet’s ...
General admission - The National Gallery, London
Due to our revised security measures, we are not currently offering advanced booking for general admission to the Gallery. The Gallery remains free for all to visit. Visitors can enter at the Portico Entrance. You may be asked to queue at busy times. Step-free access to the Gallery is through the Getty Entrance.
Raphael (1483 - 1520) | National Gallery, London
The Sistine Madonna. Jakob Schlesinger. Jakob Schlesinger (1792–1855) made this tracing in 1822 of the Sistine Madonna by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael (1483–1520). Drawn in pencil, it is formed of 24 pieces of paper pasted together and mounted on a canvas the same size as the painting. Schlesinger was a painter and picture re...
Joseph Mallord William Turner - 1851) | National Gallery, London
Joseph Mallord William Turner. Turner is perhaps the best-loved English Romantic artist. He became known as 'the painter of light', because of his increasing interest in brilliant colours as the main constituent in his landscapes and seascapes. His works include water colours, oils and engravings. Turner was born near Covent Garden in London ...
The National Gallery, London Exhibitions 2024
Until 7 January 2024. Visitors become part of a new work of art at the National Gallery - an installation on the floor of one of its most imposing rooms - by being invited to recline and admire a dramatic new 25-by-64-metre textile sculpture on the ceiling. At the same time, through a new audio work, they can hear field recordings and everyday ...
John Constable (1776 - 1837) | National Gallery, London
Constable was born in East Bergholt, Suffolk. He was largely self-taught, and developed slowly. In 1799 he was a probationer, and in 1800 a student at the Royal Academy schools. He exhibited from 1802 at the Royal Academy in London, and later at the Paris Salon. He influenced the Barbizon School and the French Romantic movement.