Van Gogh's ‘Sunflowers’… or is it ‘Tulips’?

The astonishing stories of working at the National Gallery in the 1960s

Poussin the ‘painter’s painter’

If you could jump into one Van Gogh painting, which would it be?

Heartstopping moments with Van Gogh | Nima Taleghani and Fisayo Akinade's Artists on Artists

If you could jump into one Van Gogh painting, which would it be? We invited Nima Taleghani and Fisayo Akinade, best known for their roles as teachers in Netflix’s ‘Heartstopper’, to consider Van Gogh and his work through their lens as actors, in our latest Artists on Artists film. They discuss some of his most recognisable works including ‘Starry Night Over the Rhône’ and ‘Sunflowers

Criticized for leaving her paintings 'unfinished'

What treasures will you discover in our collection?

How did Poussin paint live models with so much movement?

Nicolas Poussin: The painter's painter | National Gallery

Often referred to as the ‘painter’s painter’ due to his influence on artists through the decades, Nicolas Poussin is well represented in the National Gallery Collection. However, we were missing a key aspect of his oeuvre: his famous 'Seven Sacraments'. In celebration of our Bicentenary this year, we acquired Eucharist from this series. It is one of the greatest paintings of the Last Supper. Join National Gallery curator ...