Exhibitions at the National Gallery 2009 Major Exhibition
Renaissance Faces: Van Eyck to Titian
15 October 2008 – 18 January 2009
Sainsbury Wing
Admission charge
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A landmark exhibition at the National Gallery explores the dramatic rise of portraiture in the Renaissance, through the great Masters of Northern and Southern Europe.
Renaissance Faces: Van Eyck to Titian features
masterpieces by, among others, Raphael, Titian, Botticelli, van Eyck, Holbein, Dürer, Lotto, Pontormo and Bellini. The exhibition provides a rare opportunity to explore Renaissance portraiture in exceptional depth, displaying over 60 paintings alongside important sculptures, drawings and medals.
In the 15th and 16th centuries, portraits played a vital role in every aspect of human life: childhood, politics, friendship, courtship, marriage, old age and death.
The exhibition provides fresh insights into fundamental issues of likeness, memory and identity while revealing a remarkable community of Renaissance personalities – from princes, envoys and merchants to clergymen, tradesmen and artists.
The exhibition has been organised by the National Gallery, London and the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
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The Simon Sainsbury Bequest to the National Gallery
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