
The exhibition ‘Zurbarán’ brings together works from major galleries across Europe and the US that span Francisco de Zurbarán’s (1598–1664) career from his first...

The exhibition ‘Zurbarán’ brings together works from major galleries across Europe and the US that span Francisco de Zurbarán’s (1598–1664) career from his first...

Philips Lucaszoon was a senior official with the Dutch East India Company. He had returned to the Netherlands in 1633. Rembrandt (1606—1669) painted this portrait...

Isabella Brant was the first wife of the Antwerp master Peter Paul Rubens, whom she married shortly after his return from Italy in 1609. Just before Anthony van Dyck,...

This type of ruff collar was known as a millstone in the Netherlands. It was made by folding and starching thin gauge. The maintenance and starching of collars was done...

One of the greatest 17th-century Dutch artists, Frans Hals (1582/84—1666) painted some of the most memorable works of the period. His quick painting technique earned him...

Marie Larp is shown seated in an upright position within a fictive oval frame, looking directly at the viewer. The stark black and white of her costume might suggest...

Although there are no records telling us who this young woman is, we can learn quite a lot about her from her clothes and jewellery. We are looking, then, at a young,...

‘Wright of Derby: From the Shadows’ is the first major exhibition dedicated to the British artist’s ‘candlelight’ paintings at the National Gallery 🕯️ With over 20...
Romantic realism ⛰️🇲🇽 That’s how we can classify the art of the Mexican landscape painter José María Velasco (1840–1912). But he was more than just an artist, he was...
For the first time, 8 surviving panels from Duccio’s ‘Maesta’ altarpiece (the biggest known in Europe) are reunited together since their dispersal some 250 years ago....
The curve of Venus’s body echoed in the beautiful satin fabric beneath her, which was originally more purple 💜 than grey 🩶 in tone. Cupid, her son, holds a mirror 🪞...

Why this is a religious painting? For 17th century Spanish viewers it’s obvious 🤔 Francisco de Zurbarán (1598—1664) creates a small and intimate painting, where...

This unusually large work combines the classic elements of Ambrosius Bosschaert’s (1573—1621) paintings: a luxuriant, harmoniously balanced bouquet, an exotic Chinese...

Merry Christmas🎄wishing you a lot of happiness and inspiration 💝 let everyone be happy in their own way 💞🪄✨❄️☃️ with love, Daria Each of Van Breen’s figures...

The painting symbolises night. Entranced by the shepherd’s Endymion beauty, the goddess Diana visits him one night as he sleeps. She steals a kiss, causing him to fall...
Parmigianino: The Vision of Saint Jerome ✨ (Painting and preparatory drawings) 5 December 2024 — 9 March 2025 Room 46 Free admission The National Gallery, London...

French Symbolist artist Odilon Redon (1840—1916) creates a dream-like response to Shakespeare’s drama ‘Hamlet’, rather than a literal illustration of it. We see only...

‘Gauguin’s Chair’ was a pair to another painting, ‘Van Gogh’s Chair’, and they were to be hung together, turned to each other. Both chairs function as ‘portraits’,...
People in the museums @nationalgallery @nationalportraitgallery ♥️ 🖼️ 🎨 thank you for choosing art 🥹
The most famous British countryside landscape paintings are on display at the free new exhibition ‘Discover Constable & The Hay Wain’. Until 2 February 2025 🍂🦌🍁☕️...
‘Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers’ is a once-in-a lifetime exhibition that will inspire you and will leave you with unforgettable memories forever 🌻🌻🌻 📍Location:...

Most loved of Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings from across the globe are on view at @nationalgallery exhibition ‘Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers’. Open until 19 January 2025...

Vincent van Gogh (1853—1890) painted this luminous version of sunflowers with the blue background from memory, in the depths of winter in 1889. It is a new...

The painting ‘Summer’s Day’ by Berthe Morisot (1841—1895) was almost certainly exhibited with the title ‘The Lake in the Bois de Boulogne’ at the Fifth Impressionist...
What a wonderful evening spent at the @nationalgallery as part of their 200 Creators Network celebrating bicentenary of my favourite museum ♥️ I am proud that I have...
What was I made for, Madame X? 🖤 Highlights from the exhibition “Sargent and Fashion”. John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), an American artist became one of the most...

This was the first painting by Caspar David Friedrich (1774—1840), one of the principal figures of German Romantic art, to enter a British public collection when it was...
Sparkle your winter with Christmas Afternoon Tea inspired by Hendrick Avercamp’s “A Winter Scene with Skaters Near a Castle” from 1608-9 ❄️⛸️🎄 The Dutch painting was...
Frans Hals’s portraits are cheerful and dramatic. He painted lute players, diplomats, politicians and soldiers. They are full of life as if they stepped out of a...

Finest works of the 17th century Dutch Golden Age painter now on view at “The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Frans Hals”. Until 21 January 2024 @nationalgallery ♥️ 400 years...
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