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

Van Gogh is today one of the most popular of the Post-Impressionist painters, although he was not widely appreciated during his lifetime. He is now famed for the great vitality of his works which are ...

We asked Ben Mercer, author, content creator and strategist for the books that he would recommend as gifts. His choice ...

For centuries, the artforms of painting and poetry have been in dialogue, each informing the other, whilst artists and poets have often attempted to translate their unique essence. Following a series ...

This self-guided short tour will take you on a journey from Italy to Northern Europe and showcases five examples of early and High Renaissance art by masters such as Leonardo, Raphael and Titian.

Saint Anne is the patron saint of women in labour. She is also the patron saint of housewives. Legend has it that Saint Anne and her husband Joachim were the Virgin Mary’s parents. By bringing her ...

Art Laughs brings comedy to arts and heritage spaces. This evening sees Verity Babbs and Art Laughs invite three of the UK's funniest rising stars to deliver art themed stand-up performances in front ...

Giorgio Vasari’s praise for the series of paintings made by Andrea Mantegna between around 1485 and 1506 is a fitting tribute to a remarkable ensemble of pictures. Showing the triumphal procession of ...

We begin by investigating the politics of luxury, tracking its depiction as a symbol of authority, on the one hand, and a source of decadence, on the other. We will look at works by Cranach, Van Eyck, ...

John Constable and JMW Turner were the leading British artists of their day. In dialogue with our exhibition, ‘Discover Constable and the Hay Wain,’ we will consider how the two artists developed ...

The 17th century was the era of the Baroque, a style bringing passion, colour and drama to painting, sculpture, architecture and music. But it was also a turbulent period, with wars and religious ...

Online or in the Gallery - Members enjoy more. Become a Member to watch these films. Why is this such an important painting in Nicolas Poussin's career? Visit our Conservation studio and find out ...