⚡️NEW EXHIBITIONS NOW OPEN ⚡️ This year’s AIB Portrait Prize and AIB Young Portrait Prize exhibitions are now open here at the Gallery, with over 40 artworks in a variety of media to discover across both competitions. 🏆We’ll be announcing the winners in all categories on 25 November (and you’ll be among the first to know here!); visit the exhibitions before then to pick your favourite, and see if the judges agree. 🔎 If you can’t come in to see the portraits in person this weekend, we’ve made t

Happy birthday to Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, one of the greatest art rebels that ever lived, born on this day in 1571. 🎬Watch our Curator of Spanish and Italian Art, Dr Aoife Brady, talk about the intriguing story behind his painting, The Taking of Christ (1602), and see it hanging in Room 25 the next time you visit us. 💡Did you know that Caravaggio included himself in the painting – the detail we’ve chosen here shows the artist, on the right, holding up a lamp, illuminating the protag

8.6K views · 550 reactions | From early medieval panels, relics, and manuscripts to modern-day films and a Marvel comic, our latest exhibition 'Saint Francis of Assisi' explores the life and legacy of one of history’s most inspirational and revered figures. Tour some of these highlights with exhibition curators, Director Gabriele Finaldi and Dr Joost Joustra: https://bit.ly/3r2ZOX3 | National Gallery | Facebook