The 17th century was the era of the Baroque, a style bringing passion, colour and drama to painting, sculpture, architecture ...

Martha Hirst was the National Gallery’s first housemaid. Her job was to keep the Gallery clean and manage the fires that ...

Join us for an in-depth exploration of the life and work of Veronese, in a two-hour session complementing our 'Stories of art ...

The origins of the Gallery’s Scientific Department began with the appointment of the physicist Ian Rawlins as Scientific ...

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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 ...

Individuals and small groups (of up to four people) are welcome to join these 60-minute taster tours of the collection. If you are interested in booking a private guided tour for your group, you can ...

First, listen to a brief talk, then respond by making your own work in this short, artist-led drawing session. Please have to ...

Image: Pierre Auguste Renoir, ‘Portrait of Claude Monet’, Musée d’Orsay, Paris © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Jean-Gilles Berizzi Monet was the leading French ...

Come and take some time out of your day for a slow look at 'The Stonemason's Yard' by Canaletto. We will guide you through a ...

Image: Detail from Vincent Van Gogh, 'Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear', 1889 The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust). Photo © The Courtauld / Bridgeman Images ...

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