National Gallery, London: Must-See Paintings Explained
Audio Tour
Explore the National Gallery with a carefully curated audio tour covering masterpieces from Leonardo, Titian, Turner, Monet and Van Gogh.
Together, the paintings on this National Gallery audio tour offer a vivid introduction to the collection, spanning Renaissance altarpieces, Tudor portraiture, mythological painting, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism through some of the Gallery's most celebrated works.
The tour guides you naturally through the Gallery's rooms, helping you understand both the artworks and the world that produced them.
The highlights tour of twelve paintings is a two hour National Gallery London audio tour featuring some of the Gallery's most important works, including Leonardo’s Virgin of the Rocks, Titian’s Bacchus and Ariadne, Van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait, Turner's Fighting Temeraire, and Van G Constable’s Haywain and Van Gogh’s Sunflowers.
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Throughout the tour, the commentary is clear, thoughtful and rooted in detailed research. Whether this is your first time at the National Gallery or you are a regular visitor, Painting Stories helps you look more closely, understand more deeply and enjoy paintings with confidence.
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About Your Guide
Painting Stories was created by Janet Clark, an art historian trained at the Courtauld Institute of Art with fifteen years’ experience in museums and galleries.
Through carefully researched audio tours, Janet helps visitors look more closely at paintings, architecture and historic places - revealing the human stories, ideas and history behind them.