The history of art is full of unsolved mysteries. Art historians have spent centuries trying to understand paintings whose exact meanings have been lost over time. The images and ideas in many Western ...

Katrina Palmer shares her interest in the visible and invisible activities that take place in the Gallery. Katrina Palmer offers a different perspective on Room 18 and its paintings. Struck by an ...

Thanking them for their part in the bequeathing 'Holy Women at the Sepulchre' to the Gallery from Lady Taunton's will. Your list will only be saved temporarily. Inactivity of more than 20 minutes ...

'The Finding of Moses’ depicts an Old Testament story. This monumental painting was commissioned by King Charles I and Henrietta Maria to celebrate the arrival of their first son. Two kings, of ...

Over a quarter of the paintings in the Gallery's collection have been acquired thanks to legacy gifts. These acts of generosity have benefitted generations and will continue to do so into the future.

Expert guide Muriel Carré leads a guided walking tour, connecting the life and work of Van Gogh to the wider collection. The tour gives context for those wanting to explore the collection and Van Gogh ...

Of the Gallery’s 27 works by women, one-third have been acquired because of these acts of generosity. Most recently, The Full ...

Join us for this early access introduction to ‘Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300 ‒1350’. This exhibition brings to life the vibrant city of Siena and the city's artists, who were making waves at the ...

The landscape on the left is in the manner of Jan Wijnants. No. 1383 is painted in the meticulous technique of Vermeer’s late years. It has been dated by both MacLaren and Blankert 6 to c. 1670.

This large canvas was probably painted in the late 1650s. 1 Cuyp’s patrons, like those of his father, the portrait painter Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp, appear to have been members of the regent families of ...

The National Gallery’s collection of eighteenth-century French paintings was last catalogued over sixty years ago. Since then it has been transformed both in size and quality by the addition of works ...