Lear first visited Ithaca, in the Ionian Islands, in 1848 and returned in 1863 to make sketches for his publication, ‘Views in the Seven Ionian Islands’. He was impressed by the ‘immense views’ from ...

Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh was, alongside her husband Charles Rennie Mackintosh, one of the key figures in the emergence of the ‘Glasgow Style’ in the 1890s. Born near Wolverhampton, she settled in ...

We welcome group visits to the galleries. Be inspired by the international art collection and special exhibitions, take part in activities and explore the resources available. Book a practical ...

Welcome! On this page you will find information about our Deaf-led tours in British Sign Language (BSL) as well as resources created for visitors with BSL as a first or preferred language. We run a ...

As a charity we rely on generous support from people like you to help us in our mission to make art work for everyone. By supporting the National Galleries of Scotland, you can help us to deliver ...

Welcome! On this page you will find information about events and resources that have been created specifically with people with a visual impairment in mind. Join us for free, relaxed and sociable art ...

Andy Warhol was born 'Andrew Warhola' to Slovakian immigrant parents living in Pittsburgh in America. Warhol's subject matter was taken from popular culture, in the form of advertising, comics, ...

This is certainly the largest and one of the earliest surviving paintings by Vermeer. It is also his only known work of a biblical subject. Saint Luke’s Gospel tells of Christ’s visit to the sisters’ ...

Poussin depicted the biblical episode where Mary Magdalene repents for her sins and asks for forgiveness by washing Christ’s feet. She is believed to have washed his feet with her tears and dried them ...

The confident gaze and relaxed posture of Lady Agnew (born Gertrude Vernon) was unusual in contemporary portraiture. The spontaneous feel of the image was enhanced further by the fluid and sweeping ...

Gauguin lived on the Polynesian island of Tahiti, then a French colony, between 1891-1893 and again in 1895-1901. Working in his radical new style, he viewed the local people and their culture through ...