A play and a painting appear to have merged in Jan van Eyck’s dramatic Annunciation , which is rich with Christian symbolism. The rainbow-winged archangel Gabriel tells the Virgin Mary that God has chosen her to bear his son.
Netherlandish artist Jan van Eyck’s way of telling the story has a lot in common with theater
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
Netherlandish artist Jan van Eyck’s way of telling the story has a lot in common with theater
Kress Fellow, 2008–2010 Neopaganism: Henry Fuseli, Theater, and the Cultural Politics
Mellon Bruce Visiting Senior Fellow, June 3–July 31, 2013 Seicento Religious Theater
Doris Derby was an activist and photographer who joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1961. She played various roles within the organization, including working on an adult literacy program in Jackson and Tougaloo, Mississippi, in 1962.
to 1972 she contributed to voting rights efforts, health clinics, and community theaters
Meet Addison Scurlock and his sons—among the most important photographers of the Washington Black Renaissance.
People shopped on this thoroughfare, found refuge in the local pubs and theaters
Brush up on Sargent with Richard Ormond, great-nephew of the artist and cocurator of the exhibition Sargent in Spain.
She danced not only in theaters but also in private homes and at parties given by
See how six artists envisioned the Bard’s plays, from “Romeo and Juliet� to “King Lear.�
2008.115.3345 As a young woman, Kyra Markham acted professionally in American theaters
Asian Americans are often left out of view of US history. But their lives—and their art—are an essential part of the nation’s story.
Schad Fund, 2013.68.2 He makes his Theaters series by taking long exposure photographs
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.Â
has been presenting the multimedia performance Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait in theaters
