With its focus on the power of art to bring people together, the project’s inspiration includes mythological paintings in our collection that show classical scenes of joyful procession and acts of ...

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1 www.farhi.org/wc51/wc51_416.htm. 2 For Meyer Sassoon, see the entry for Perronneau NG 6345, note 3. 3 For Violet, Mrs Fitzgerald, see ibid.

Artemisia Gentileschi's Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria was one of the most exciting additions to the collection, when it was acquired in 2018. Before it went on display, the painting ...

Dr Finaldi was previously Deputy Director for Collections and Research at the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, a position he took up in 2002. Born in London in 1965, Gabriele Finaldi studied art ...

Unexpected views are monthly conversations between our curators and some of the most important cultural practitioners of today. Discussions focus on a selected masterpiece from our Collection, ...

We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who donated to help us raise the last £2 million to buy Orazio Gentileschi's tour de force. This means the painting, the first by Orazio Gentileschi in our ...

In the summer of 2021, Jan van Huysum's 'Flowers in a Terracotta Vase' went on a nationwide tour, visiting a series of unusual or unexpected locations. Stopping off in Cornwall, Norfolk, Lincoln, ...

Armand-Jean du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585 - 1642), was made a cardinal in 1622. He became chief minister to King Louis XIII of France and as such enjoyed considerable success implementing reforms ...

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Self-assured and determined, passionate and sometimes vulnerable, Artemisia’s voice is brought to life through her words and personal letters The first time we hear Artemisia’s voice is at the trial ...

Alfred Sisley was born in Paris of British parents. He lived in France, and occasionally visited England. He trained in the studio of Gleyre in Paris,and became a member of the Impressionist group; ...