Online Members' talk and Q&A
About
Still-life paintings capture just a moment in time - some real, some imagined. In this special Members’ event, curator Bart Cornelis invites you to look closely at these painted objects.
We are perhaps most familiar with 17th-century still-life paintings: the vibrant flowers of Rachel Ruysch or Jan Brueghel the Elder. From a simple display of objects to lavish banquets, artists showcased their skill in painting textures, colour and light. Still life has cycled in and out of popularity ever since.
Celebrate these beautifully crafted still life paintings with curator Bart Cornelis. Take a closer at one theme of our redisplayed collection, ‘C C Land: The Wonder of Art’, at this online Curator's hour with Q&A.
Speaker
Bart Cornelis has been the curator of Dutch and Flemish Paintings at the National Gallery since 2017. Before that, he was Deputy Editor of 'The Burlington Magazine', and before moving to the UK from the Netherlands, he was Assistant Curator at the Rijksmuseum. He is the curator of 'The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Frans Hals' and has previously curated 'Nicolaes Maes: Dutch Master of the Golden Age' (The National Gallery, 2020) and 'Adriaen van de Velde: Dutch Master of Landscape' (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam and Dulwich Picture Gallery, London 2016–17).
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Curator's hour: A close look at still life
Online Members' talk and Q&A
Tickets
Members: £10
This is an online event, exclusive to Members, hosted on Zoom.
Members, please book your 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.
A recording of this event will be made available to all ticket holders in the days following the event.
