The National Gallery, London, has recently acquired Still Life with Lemons, Lilies, Carnations, Roses and a Lemon Blossom in a Wicker Basket, the first work by Juan de Zurbarán to enter a public collection in the UK. On display at the Gallery since 25 April 2018, the work was painted in about 1643–49 by the son ofContinue reading “News: the National Gallery acquires a still life by Juan de Zurbarán”
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Job: Curatorial Fellow in Spanish Paintings, The National Gallery, London
Department: Curatorial Salary: £26,126 – £32,734 Type: Fixed Term Full-Time Closing date: 25 April 2018 Interview date:16th May 2018 Job ref:1608 This is a new curatorial position at The National Gallery generously supported by Centro de Estudios Europa Hispanica (CEEH). This post is a 22 month traineeship for a candidate with a scholarly background in European paintings andContinue reading “Job: Curatorial Fellow in Spanish Paintings, The National Gallery, London”
Velázquez at Kingston Lacy: Lecture by Dr Gabriele Finaldi, 21 July
Diego Velázquez, Philip IV hunting Wild Boar (La Tela Real), probably 1632-7, oil on canvas, 182 x 302 cm. The National Gallery, London, inventory no. NG197 A unique landscape by artist Diego Velázquez, painted for King Philip IV of Spain, is on loan from the National Gallery in London for the first time, and isContinue reading “Velázquez at Kingston Lacy: Lecture by Dr Gabriele Finaldi, 21 July”
GOYA PORTRAITS – THE NATIONAL GALLERY LONDON – LUNCHTIME TALKS
EXHIBITION EVENTS GOYA THE PORTRAITS The National Gallery, Sainsbury Wing Theatre Lunchtime Talks – Free, no booking Courses – £14/£12 concession/£10 members October-December 2015 1.00-1.45pm OCTOBER Lunchtime talk Thursday 29 October Goya & the Duchess of Alba Marcus B. Burke Senior Curator, Museum Department, The Hispanic Society of America, New York NOVEMBER Course (Sainsbury WingContinue reading “GOYA PORTRAITS – THE NATIONAL GALLERY LONDON – LUNCHTIME TALKS”
ARTES Visit – Exhibition – El Greco at the National Gallery – 18 June 2015
ARTES Members Private Visit The National Gallery London El Greco at the National Gallery Thursday 18 June 2015 8.50 am – 10.00 am (meeting at West Entrance) This visit is at the kind invitation of Curator Letizia Treves of the National Gallery will be talking about the El Greco display. She will be joined byContinue reading “ARTES Visit – Exhibition – El Greco at the National Gallery – 18 June 2015”
Gabriele Finaldi, National Gallery, London
Gabriele Finaldi to take up his new position as Director of the National Gallery, London, on 17 August 2015. Dr Finaldi, a British citizen, is currently Deputy Director for Collections and Research at the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid where he has been since 2002. He was formerly a curator at the National Gallery, London, betweenContinue reading “Gabriele Finaldi, National Gallery, London”
Exhibition: Goya portraits: National Gallery, London
Forthcoming exhibition: Goya Portraits National Gallery, London Wed 7 October 2015 – Sun 10 January 2016 The first exhibition in the UK to focus solely on Goya’s portraits. It will look at a wide range of works across his career, from official commissions depicting monarchs and generals through to informal images capturing close friends andContinue reading “Exhibition: Goya portraits: National Gallery, London”
Spanish Art Symposium – Auckland Castle, The Bowes Museum & Durham University – Thursday 23 October to Saturday 25 October 2014
A symposium on Spanish Art will take place from 23-25 October in Co Durham, highlighting collections in the area and launching a book on treasures of Spanish Art in Country Durham. The three-day event will include exclusive access to view Zurbarán’s Jacob and his Twelve Sons and a conference dinner at Auckland Castle. Below is a provisionalContinue reading “Spanish Art Symposium – Auckland Castle, The Bowes Museum & Durham University – Thursday 23 October to Saturday 25 October 2014”
Tuesday 16 September 2014 – Concert in London: Music and art in Toledo at the time of El Greco
A celebration of the music and art of Toledo in the 16th century will held at the Church of St James – London’s ‘Spanish Church’ – in the West End on Tuesday 16th September. The event is the being organised by the BritishSpanish Society. At the time of El Greco, Toledo was a major centreContinue reading “Tuesday 16 September 2014 – Concert in London: Music and art in Toledo at the time of El Greco”
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