Members' talk and Q&A
About
Join us for this online Members' event to celebrate the French master, Nicolas Poussin.
Poussin is renowned for painting religious and mythological narratives. Each painting he crafted tells a story. Each rich in symbols. Each carefully composed.
This skill is exemplified in Poussin's 'Seven Sacraments' series, depicting the seven rights of the Catholic Church: Baptism, Penance, Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Ordination and Extreme Unction. We recently acquired Poussin's 'Eucharist' and received 'Marriage' on loan. To celebrate these works, art educator Jacqui Ansell will explore Poussin at the National Gallery, our history of collecting his paintings, and how to decode the narrative masterpieces he created.
There will be an opportunity to take part in a Q&A at the end of this event.
Speaker
Jacqui Ansell is an experienced lecturer who has devised talks and tours based around the National Gallery’s collection for many years. She lectures on art and cultural history for the Wallace Collection, National Portrait Gallery and the Arts Society and is Senior Lecturer at Christie’s Education, writing, presenting and tutoring online courses.
Poussin, the storyteller
Members' talk and Q&A
Free for Members
This is an online event, exclusive to Members, hosted on Zoom.
Members, please book your free 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.
