Members' talk and Q&A
About
In this online mindfulness session, art historian and mindfulness guide Karly Allen looks at two paintings of Mary.
Sienese artist Duccio and Florentine artist Giusto de'Menabuoi both created small, shuttered pictures of the archetypal mother, the Madonna. Each is rich with detailed imagery and scenes that hint to the shared experience of motherhood across cities and centuries.
We will look at Duccio’s ‘Virgin and Child with Saints’ and de'Menabuoi’s, ‘The Coronation of the Virgin, and other scenes’.
Join Karly as she guides you to unfold and reveal these smaller scenes. Reveal the paintings' shared narratives and embrace this opportunity to look slowly and deeply at these two works, discovering new hidden details.
Mindfulness is a meditative practice which focuses on being aware of what you are sensing and feeling without judgement. This session will apply mindfulness to how we experience art.
No previous experience of mindfulness is needed. We invite you to find a quiet space and to get comfortable for this restorative session.
Speaker
Karly Allen has 25 years' experience of designing and facilitating art engagement programmes for museum collections, with a focus on the art of close looking. Karly enriches her teaching with her training as a mindfulness teacher and drawing practitioner. Through her work with Limina Collective, she contributes to the emerging international field of mindfulness in museums.
Watch again
This online Members' event will be recorded. Recordings are usually available in your National Gallery account within three working days of the event.
This recording will be available for two weeks.
Closed captions
Automatic closed captioning is available for this event.
A mindful look at the Madonna
Members' talk and Q&A
Free for Members
This is an online event, exclusive to Members, hosted on Zoom.
Members, please book your free ticket to access this event. You will receive an E-ticket with instructions on how to access your online events, films and resources via your National Gallery account. Only one ticket can be booked per account.
