Step into 14th-century Siena and discover how artists broke from tradition and pioneered new ways of storytelling. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime celebration marking the rise of Western painting.

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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 ...

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

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

Join Gallery Educator, Fiona Alderton, for a captivating exploration of works created by and representing women throughout the Collection. In this series of lunchtime talks, Fiona will be guiding you ...

Composers for the lute, Joan Ambrosio Dalza (fl 1508) Francesco Spinacino (fl 1507) and Vincenzo Capirola (1475-1548) were at the beginning of this ‘golden age’ of solo lute music, and were also ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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