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Why does this man appear twice in the same painting? | National Gallery
Dr Ayla Lepine, The Howard and Roberta Ahmanson Fellow in Art and Religion, explains something we may not have even noticed in this picture – a man who appears twice. 🎨 Find out more about ‘The Healing of the Man…
Why does this lady have a fly on her head? | National Gallery
Francesca Whitlum-Cooper, The Myojin-Nadar Associate Curator of Paintings 1600–1800, investigates this portrait’s unusual addition. 🎨 Find out more about ‘Portrait of a Woman of the Hofer Family’ Website link: Digital activity at the National Gallery is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies…
Yayoi Kusama: Great art Explained
Great Art Explained totally unique merchandise available here – Please consider supporting this channel on Patreon, thanks! Or if you prefer a one off donation – Yayoi Kusama lives in a psychiatric institution, which she entered voluntarily in 1977. She…
The Birth of Venus by Botticelli: Great Art Explained:
Get the exclusive NordVPN deal here: It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this video. Sandro Botticelli’s poetic sense of beauty captivated the Florentine court. But it was his subject matter which distinguished…
Why is Gainsborough’s ‘Blue Boy’ so famous? | National Gallery
100 years after leaving the UK, find out why ‘The Blue Boy’ remains one of the nation’s favourites. Christine Riding, The Jacob Rothschild Head of the Curatorial Department, introduces our new exhibition, ‘Gainsborough’s Blue Boy’, now on display in Room…
Great Art Cities Explained: Paris
In the second of a new series, James Payne and Joanne Shurvell combine their love of Art and Travel, as they look at less well known museums in cities around the world. In “Great Art Cities Explained: Paris”, we look…
Why is this painting an odd shape? | 10-minute talk: Tiepolo’s ‘Allegory with Venus and Time’
Letizia Treves, James and Sarah Sassoon Curator of Later 17th-Century Paintings looks up at Tiepolo’s colourful ceiling painting, ‘Allegory with Venus and Time’. 🎨 Find out more about Tiepolo’s ‘Allegory with Venus and Time’ Website link: 🎞 Subscribe to our…
Salvador Dali’s ‘The Persistence of Memory’: Great Art Explained
Great Art Explained totally unique merchandise available here – Please consider supporting this channel on Patreon, thanks! Or if you prefer a one off donation – Salvador Dali’s exploration of the depths of the subconscious mind in his paintings and…
Great Art Cities Explained: London
In the first of a new series, James Payne and Joanne Shurvell combine their love of Art and Travel, as they look at less well known museums in cities around the world. In “Great Art Cities Explained: London”, we look…