Another second album that features a Gallery artwork comes from Canadian band Crash Test Dummies. They released 'God Shuffled ...

With its focus on the power of art to bring people together, the project’s inspiration includes mythological paintings in our ...

In a collection of over 2,300 paintings spanning the 13th to early 20th century, why are there so few, 27 to be precise, by women? We explore the representation of women in the collection; the artists ...

Our virtual tours allow you to step inside the Gallery and explore one of the greatest collections of paintings, from the comfort of your home. Experience the Gallery in virtual reality through your ...

The history of x-radiography of paintings throughout the 20th century is summarised. Film type and exposure conditions used in recent years are detailed. Until recently, roughly A3-sized film was used ...

Born in Paris, the son of a grocer, Monet grew up in Le Havre. Contact with Eugène Boudin in about 1856 introduced Monet to painting from nature. He was in Paris in 1859 and three years later he ...

3. Detail of Hendrick Avercamp, 'A Scene on the Ice near a Town', about 1615 ...

3. Detail of Hendrick Avercamp, 'A Scene on the Ice near a Town', about 1615 ...

Find out why sunflowers represented happiness for Van Gogh. Learn how he experimented with colour to capture mood and express identity. The Sunflowers is one of the most popular paintings in the ...

George Stubbs was classified in his lifetime as a sporting painter, and as such was excluded from full membership of the Royal Academy. He is best remembered for his paintings of horses and his ...

What characterises Impressionism for most people nowadays, is both the subject matter and the technique. Landscapes, and scenes from modern urban and suburban life painted in bright, pure colours are ...

Jacob Hendrick Maris was born in The Hague, and was the elder brother of Matthijs and Willem Maris. He studied in The Hague and Antwerp. From 1866 to 1871 he was in Paris; then he settled in The Hague ...