What is the little girl holding? Do the letters on the stone mean something? ...
What is the little girl holding? Do the letters on the stone mean something? And most importantly, has the lady in the doorway lost her pet cat?! 😺 Watch as primary school children react to our Take One Picture 2025 painting, Pieter De Hooch's 'The Courtyard of a House in Delft'. 🔗 Discover children's artworks inspired by the painting, displayed across three sites in and around the Gallery this summer — both as physical displays and through a digital augmented reality trail. Click the link in our bio to learn more. #ArtHistory #TakeOnePicture #NationalGallery
What is the little girl holding? Do the letters on the stone mean something? And most importantly, has the lady in the doorway lost her pet cat?! 😺 Watch as primary school children react to our Take One Picture 2025 painting, Pieter De Hooch's 'The Courtyard of a House in Delft'. 🔗 Discover children's artworks inspired by the painting, displayed across three sites in and around the Gallery this summer — both as physical displays and through a digital augmented reality trail. Click the link in our bio to learn more. #ArtHistory #TakeOnePicture #NationalGallery
Napoleon’s cause of death was… wallpaper? 😮  In episode 5 of our podcast, St...
Napoleon’s cause of death was… wallpaper? 😮 In episode 5 of our podcast, Stories in Colour, join cultural historian @kassiastclair and National Gallery host Beks Leary as they discuss the history of two toxic green pigments. Their stories interact with artists like Berthe Morisot, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Morris, as well as the less likely figure of Napoleon Bonaparte. Just how deadly are these historic pigments? 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Click the link in our bio to find out more. #ArtHistory #StoriesInColour #Podcast #NationalGallery
Napoleon’s cause of death was… wallpaper? 😮 In episode 5 of our podcast, Stories in Colour, join cultural historian @kassiastclair and National Gallery host Beks Leary as they discuss the history of two toxic green pigments. Their stories interact with artists like Berthe Morisot, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Morris, as well as the less likely figure of Napoleon Bonaparte. Just how deadly are these historic pigments? 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Click the link in our bio to find out more. #ArtHistory #StoriesInColour #Podcast #NationalGallery
Have you ever gone for a walk in a painting? 🍃  Join Ed as he shares his adv...
Have you ever gone for a walk in a painting? 🍃 Join Ed as he shares his advice for understanding landscape paintings. Which landscape painting from our collection would you most like to go for a walk in? #ArtHistory #Landscape #NationalGallery
Have you ever gone for a walk in a painting? 🍃 Join Ed as he shares his advice for understanding landscape paintings. Which landscape painting from our collection would you most like to go for a walk in? #ArtHistory #Landscape #NationalGallery
See our paintings through the eyes of a child ✨  Our latest free exhibition, ...
See our paintings through the eyes of a child ✨ Our latest free exhibition, ‘Take One Picture 2025’ is now open! As part of our annual ‘Take One Picture’ programme, school children from across the UK have responded creatively to 'The Courtyard of a House in Delft' by Pieter de Hooch. Explore the unique perspectives of our youngest art lovers across three locations and go on a journey of discovery created by children. Enjoy the exhibition as artwork installations, digital displays, and as a brand-new augmented reality trail. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to find out more. Thanks to our sponsors Columbia Threadneedle Investments and to Columbia Threadneedle Foundation and the other supporters of the programme. #TakeOnePicture #Exhibition #NationalGallery
See our paintings through the eyes of a child ✨ Our latest free exhibition, ‘Take One Picture 2025’ is now open! As part of our annual ‘Take One Picture’ programme, school children from across the UK have responded creatively to 'The Courtyard of a House in Delft' by Pieter de Hooch. Explore the unique perspectives of our youngest art lovers across three locations and go on a journey of discovery created by children. Enjoy the exhibition as artwork installations, digital displays, and as a brand-new augmented reality trail. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to find out more. Thanks to our sponsors Columbia Threadneedle Investments and to Columbia Threadneedle Foundation and the other supporters of the programme. #TakeOnePicture #Exhibition #NationalGallery
Growing up in the Gallery 🎨  This #FathersDay, join Karen Eslea, our Head of...
Growing up in the Gallery 🎨 This #FathersDay, join Karen Eslea, our Head of Learning and National Programmes, as she explores the life of Ralph Nicholson Wornum, the Keeper of the Gallery from 1855 to 1877, and his fourteen children, some of whom lived in the Gallery. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to watch the full film. #ArtHistory #ExploreYourArchive #NationalGallery
Growing up in the Gallery 🎨 This #FathersDay, join Karen Eslea, our Head of Learning and National Programmes, as she explores the life of Ralph Nicholson Wornum, the Keeper of the Gallery from 1855 to 1877, and his fourteen children, some of whom lived in the Gallery. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to watch the full film. #ArtHistory #ExploreYourArchive #NationalGallery
What is gold and what makes it so appealing to artists? ⭐​​  Join Specialist ...
What is gold and what makes it so appealing to artists? ⭐​​ Join Specialist Scientist and Organic Analyst Nelly von Aderkas and Frame Conservator Isabella Kocum as they tell us more about the sparkling world of gold and take a closer look at Duccio's 'The Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Aurea'. Find Duccio's magnificent triptych on display in our five-star exhibition 'Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300 ‒1350' until 22 June. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to watch the full film and to book your tickets. #ArtHistory #Siena #Exhibition #NationalGallery
What is gold and what makes it so appealing to artists? ⭐​​ Join Specialist Scientist and Organic Analyst Nelly von Aderkas and Frame Conservator Isabella Kocum as they tell us more about the sparkling world of gold and take a closer look at Duccio's 'The Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Aurea'. Find Duccio's magnificent triptych on display in our five-star exhibition 'Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300 ‒1350' until 22 June. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to watch the full film and to book your tickets. #ArtHistory #Siena #Exhibition #NationalGallery