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Michael Palin: A tribute to the National Gallery London & the Companion Guide that brings it to life

‘Erika’s great skill was to turn the paintings … into companions.’ – Michael Palin Michael Palin ‘makes no…

As the National Gallery London appoints new director Gabriele Finaldi, we look back at a fascinating correspondence between two art…

Art, Exhibition Catalogue, Extracts, Recent Posts, The Art Blog November 8, 2014

Shadows: The Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art is an example of the continued importance of discussing light…

Art, Bookshop of the Month, Painting, The Art Blog October 3, 2014

After a sojourn in the north, Yale’s Bookshop of the Month returns to London for October, with the National Gallery…

British artist Michael Landy (b. 1963) is known primarily as an installation artist. His work, along with others…

For a long time, British art lovers have not had the chance to view the brilliant works of…

Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 is an exciting new multimedia arts project from the National Gallery London, featuring works by…

Titian was a master of 16th-century Venetian painting, and produced highly influential work both as a talented young…

Turner Inspired: In the Light of Claude opens today at the National Gallery London, and explores the profound…

Leonardo Live gives those who missed the National Gallery’s amazing exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of…

The National Gallery’s ‘Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan’ opens this week, and is the…

Stuck for something to do this weekend? This month the National Gallery opened a new exhibition Devotion by Design:…

Art for the Nation by Susanna Avery-Quash and Julie Sheldon is a fascinating biography of the Victorian Eastlake family…