This beautiful piece of art is really, really old – it was painted in the 14th century – that’s over 600 years ago! It shows a colourful but sad scene of Jesus and two other men on crosses, with lots of people, gathering at their feet. And und

Painting Explorers - Episode 14 (Tobias and the Angel)

Apr 19th, 2016 4m 26s

When you look at some paintings they might look very faded or cracked. Perhaps the colours seem wrong. Take a look at Tobias and The Angel by Andrea del Verrocchio, because there definitely seems to be something amiss!The painting is based on

Painting Explorers - Episode 13 (The Rokeby Venus)

Apr 19th, 2016 4m 13s

It's never good when a famous painting gets damaged! There are different types of damage that can affect paintings, some of them accidental, some intentional – such as the vandalism which affected The Rokeby Venus in 1914.A lot of the work don

Painting Explorers - Episode 12 (The Marquise de Seignelay)

Apr 19th, 2016 5m 38s

This painting is super colourful! And it's of a very posh lady - the Marquise de Seignelay. It’s by a French artist called Pierre Mignard.The Marquise was a real noblewoman who lived over 400 years ago, which was when this painting was made. I

Painting Explorers - Episode 11 (The Adoration of the Shepherds)

Apr 19th, 2016 3m 49s

What happens when paintings get damaged? The Adoration of the Shepherds by Guido Reni was damaged a few times on its way to the National Gallery, it had rather an exciting adventure!The painting is a nativity scene. Mary and Joseph are show

Painting Explorers - Episode 10 (Whistlejacket)

Apr 19th, 2016 4m 36s

This painting is one of the most famous portraits in the National Gallery. It's a very life-like painting of a famous racehorse called Whistlejacket by an artist called George Stubbs!Whistlejacket was born in 1749 and his most famous victory w

Painting Explorers - Episode 9 (The Assumption of the Virgin)

Apr 19th, 2016 3m 12s

This is a painting called The Assumption of the Virgin that was painted in 1475 by Francesco Botticini. It was on the wall in a burial chapel in S. Pier Maggiore, Florence, Italy. The man kneeling down on the left is Matteo Palmieri, who's a ci

Painting Explorers - Episode 8 (Saint Michael Triumphant over the Devil)

Apr 19th, 2016 2m 54s

A Bermejo painting is the subject of Episode 8!This is called Saint Michael Triumphant over the Devil. It was painted by one Bartolomé Bermejo in 1468.If you look really closely, you'll see a really scary devil character at the bottom with a

Painting Explorers - Episode 7 (Bathers at Asnières)

Apr 19th, 2016 2m 22s

Episode 7 is about a very special painting, and one that’s a little bit dotty! The Bathers at Asnieres is by a French impressionist artist called Georges Seurat. He was very famous and is particularly well known for creating a style of paintin

Painting Explorers - Episode 6 (The Fighting Temeraire)

Apr 19th, 2016 2m 41s

In Episode 6 The Sunflowers have been taking a look at Turner's The Fighting Temeraire!Joseph Mallord William Turner was a really famous artist who lived from 1775 - 1851. He was especially famous for his paintings of dramatic skies and weathe

Painting Explorers - Episode 5 (The Ambassadors)

Apr 19th, 2016 2m 39s

Episode 5 is a painting that is packed full of things to spot! The Sunflowers are here to help you spot them.Sometimes, if you look carefully at paintings, you'll see lots of secret messages. The Ambassadors has lots of hidden meanings and sec

Painting Explorers - Episode 4 (Bacchus and Ariadne)

Apr 19th, 2016 2m 12s

In Episode 4 The Sunflowers are checking out Bacchus and Ariadne!This painting was one of a very famous series by Bellini, Titian and Dosso Dossi - three really famous artists. It was commissioned for the Camerino d'Alabastro (Alabaster Room)

Painting Explorers - Episode 3 (The Battle of San Romano)

Apr 19th, 2016 2m 26s

In Episode 3 The Sunflowers take a look at The Battle of San Romano!The Battle of San Romano was painted by Paolo Uccello around 1438-40, over 600 years ago. It's a vivid, colourful painting of the battle fought between two feuding sides!Join

Painting Explorers - Episode 2 (Suprised!)

Apr 19th, 2016 1m 53s

In this episode The Sunflowers are checking out Suprised! (or Supris!) French artist, Henri Rosseau, painted this picture of a tiger stalking a jungle in a storm in 1891 with oils. It's the first in a series of paintings he painted like this,

Painting Explorers - Episode 1

Apr 19th, 2016 2m 5s

There's something unusual in The National Gallery at night-time. Sometimes, the paintings come to life! Join Van Gogh's sunflowers as they explore some of their favourite paintings in the gallery, from dramatic battle scenes with rearing horses

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