Saturday, February 5, 2022

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Rachel Ruysch, 'Flowers in a Glass Vase with a Tulip', 1716. © Photo courtesy of the owner

New for February 

Embrace art this month with an exciting line-up of events from evening talks at the Gallery to in-depth online courses. As 'Dürer's Journeys' draws to an end, now's the time to book for spring exhibitions around the corner, including a brand new virtual reality experience.


Inside 'Dürer's Journeys' exhibition © The National Gallery, London

Final weeks of Dürer

Don't miss your chance to meet art history megastar and multimedia master Albrecht Dürer before this five-star exhibition goes.

Until 27 February

Virtual Veronese

Tickets are now available for a new virtual reality experience that will transport you to 1560s Italy to see a Paolo Veronese painting in its original setting. 

Free 

Raphael, Baldassare Castiglione, 1519 Paris, Musée du Louvre, département des Peintures © RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Tony Querrec

Last chance: book first for Raphael

Join today as a Member and book your exhibition tickets before they go on general sale on 9 February.

Talks and courses

Paterson Joseph. Credit: Robert Day

Live in conversation

With the return of 'The Blue Boy' to the Gallery, hear acclaimed actor and writer Paterson Joseph discuss the legacies created by Gainsborough's portraits. Part of Gallery lates.

Friday 18 February
6.30 pm
Tickets £10
In Gallery

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, 'The Supper at Emmaus', 1601 © The National Gallery, London

New Stories of art

Discover 17th-century painting as you explore the most important artists of the era, including Caravaggio, Velázquez, Vermeer and Artemisia.

Every Wednesday,
23 February – 30 March
5.30 pm
Enjoy six sessions for £75
Online


The boys are back in town

Thomas Gainsborough, The Blue Boy © Courtesy of The Huntington, San Marino, California

Picture of the month

Art historian Dan Vo looks at the queer history of Gainsborough's 'Blue Boy' for LGBTQ+ History Month. 

Duration: 1 minute

Sir Thomas Lawrence, The Red Boy or Portrait of Charles William Lambton, 1818-31 © The National Gallery, London

Displaying 'The Red Boy'

Follow the newly-cleaned 'Red Boy's' journey from the Conservation Studio to the Gallery walls.

Duration: 3 minutes


winter sale © The National Gallery Company, London

Dürer's Journeys sale 

You can now enjoy up to 50% off on selected items from the gift range accompanying our exhibition, from prints to accessories.


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Image credits:
Rachel Ruysch, Flowers in a Glass Vase with a Tulip, 1716. © Photo courtesy of the owner
Inside 'Dürer's Journeys' exhibition © The National Gallery, London
Raphael, Baldassare Castiglione, 1519 Paris, Musée du Louvre, département des Peintures © RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Tony Querrec
Paterson Joseph. Credit: Robert Day
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, The Supper at Emmaus, 1601 © The National Gallery, London
Thomas Gainsborough, The Blue Boy © Courtesy of The Huntington, San Marino, California
Sir Thomas Lawrence, The Red Boy or Portrait of Charles William Lambton, 1818-31 © The National Gallery, London

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