Members' talk and Q&A
About
Join exhibition curator Christine Siedel for an exclusive Members’ introduction to ‘The Carracci Cartoons: Myths in the Making’.
The Carracci cartoons offer a window into the creative process of and the techniques used by the Carracci brothers, Annibale and Agostino. They’ve taken on the massive commission to decorate the rooms of the great Farnese Palace. But before they paint the walls, they create detailed sketches of their plans. These cartoons – derived from the Italian ‘cartone’, meaning a large sheet of paper – are remarkable survivors of art in the making.
Christine invites Members on a journey as the brothers begin work on the palace’s vast gallery. These works are the preparatory drawings for a monumental fresco, but they are works of art in their own right.
In this online talk, Christine introduces 'The Carracci Cartoons: Myths in the Making’ with an opportunity to ask questions at the end.
Speaker
Christine Seidel is Associate Curator of Renaissance Painting, supported by The Rothschild Foundation. Prior to joining the National Gallery in January 2024, she held fellowships at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museo Nacional del Prado and was assistant curator at the Gemäldegalerie and the Bode Museum in Berlin and Stuttgart.
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This recording will be available until the exhibition closes.
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Curator's introduction to The Carracci Cartoons: Myths in the Making
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.
