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Can you guess the
#BiggerPicture
? 🤔
This 15th century detail depicts the face of saint. The painting forms part of a multi-panelled altarpiece currently on loan to the
@PoldiPezzoli
Find out the answer:
Not only the first woman, but the first person to paint a self-portrait at an easel 😮
Join Fiona as we learn more about the 16th century portrait painter, Catharina van Hemessen.
Friends fur-ever 🐶
This
#NationalPuppyDay
we're taking a look at some of the paw-fect pooches that feature in our collection. Traditionally, dogs have been featured in portraits throughout the centuries, symbolising faithfulness, loyalty, and protection.
Can you guess the
#BiggerPicture
? 🤔
The artist behind this detail was born
#OnThisDay
in 1599. He painted several portraits of this famous sitter, but at over 3.5 metres high and nearly 3 metres wide, this is the largest.
Find out the answer:
Congratulations to the Articulation Prize 2024 Grand Finalists!
The Articulation Prize for England takes place annually across 10 regions. This year, over 1000 young people delivered a 10-minute illustrated presentation about a work of art, artefact or architecture of their…
Introducing a new painting: Poussin's 'Eucharist' ✨
Our Head of Conservation Larry Keith and curator Dr Francesca Whitlum-Cooper introduce our new painting, 'Eucharist', by 17th-century French artist Nicolas Poussin, and discuss the painting's recent conservation treatment.
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A poet, an abolitionist and an aristocrat
This
#NationalPoetryDay
join Madeleine Le Cesne as she performs 'Linked Lives', inspired by the astonishing story of her family’s history. Find out how we traced a portrait in London to this poet from New Orleans:
'Florals, for spring? Groundbreaking.' 💐
To celebrate the first day of spring, we're taking a look at floral still lifes. Typically, artists would make preliminary sketches of each flower when in bloom and then place them into the final painting as they worked.
What connects this contemporary artwork to Constable? 🤔
Join Fiona as we learn more about Bridget Riley's 'Messengers'.
Celebrate the women in our collection with events, features and films:
Can you guess the
#BiggerPicture
? 🤔
This painting portrays a tragedy of love and betrayal. It was painted for the private collection of the artist's friend and patron, Nicolaas II Rockox, the mayor of Antwerp.
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Rosa Bonheur often wore a disguise while working, but why? 🤔
Bonheur was born
#OnThisDay
in 1822. Join Fiona as we learn more about 'The Horse Fair'.
Celebrate the women in our collection with events, features and films:
#WomensHistoryMonth
The painting stealing Van Gogh's spotlight 👀
Swiss artist Ferdinand Hodler was born
#OnThisDay
in 1853. Join Christopher Riopelle as he visits Room 43 to take a closer look at Hodler's vibrant landscape, 'Kien Valley with the Bluemlisalp Massif'.
Is there engineering in art, as well as art in engineering? 🤔
Rob Bell from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (
@IMechE
) gives us an engineer's take on two paintings by Turner from our collection.