Jacopo Tintoretto was, along with Titian and Paolo Veronese , one of the three giants of 16th-century Venetian painting. No one else came close to matching the sheer number of pictures he provided for Venice’s churches, confraternities, government buildings, and private palaces.
failure to follow the rules, and in particular of his rapid technique: “In the matter
Guitarist Sonia De Los Santos hails from Mexico, where as a child she was exposed to different musical influences. In Auguste Renoir’s Young Spanish Woman with a Guitar De Los Santos sees echoes of her younger self. Her song „Sueña“ is an ode to dreams.
This podcast lives in that crossover, in the space at the center of our five senses
Author and art historian Katy Hessel tells the story of these Great Women Artists.
celebration of Women’s History Month, art historian and author Katy Hessel digs into the lives
A ragtag group of people gathers around an elderly man holding a violin. He pauses, as if interrupted mid performance, and gazes directly at us.
One wears a tall black top hat, a brown cloak, gray pants, and black shoes.
Completed in February 1911, New York is a large, ambitious painting in which George Bellows captures the essence of modern life in New York City. Although the viewer looks uptown toward Madison Square from the intersection of Broadway and 23rd Street, Bellows did not intend to represent a specific, identifiable place in the city.
with action but the overall color palette is subdued with burgundy red, grays, and black
the main landscape elements, especially the foreground stone squares, with thick black
You may know Georgia O’Keeffe, but have you heard of Tonita Peña? Learn about the many artists inspired by the Southwest.
and cultural narratives, combining a distinct Mexican style with biblical subject matter
In Sand Dipper, jazz violinist Jenny Scheinman creates an abstract and overwhelming world. This music, Scheinman says, sounds how El Greco’s painting looks. And it feels like the question on Laocoön’s face as he looks up for the last time.
This podcast lives in that crossover, in the space at the center of our five senses
An artist, an ecologist, a poet, a chef, a ballet dancer – and more! Discover notable people exploring the many stories revealed in art from the National Gallery’s rich collections. Set your own pace by selecting as many tour stops as you like, in the order you choose. Just enter the track number below, press go, then press the play button when the tour stop appears. Don’t forget your headphones! Made possible by a grant from the Alice L. Walton Foundation
CARL CRUZ: When I think of the men of the 54th, I really understand what Black Lives
An artist, an ecologist, a poet, a chef, a ballet dancer – and more! Discover notable people exploring the many stories revealed in art from the National Gallery’s rich collections. Set your own pace by selecting as many tour stops as you like, in the order you choose. Just enter the track number below, press go, then press the play button when the tour stop appears. Don’t forget your headphones! Made possible by a grant from the Alice L. Walton Foundation
CARL CRUZ: When I think of the men of the 54th, I really understand what Black Lives
