Ben Johnson: An Artist’s Perspective

Take a tour of the collection with artist Ben Johnson – discover how painters throughout history have constructed architecture and space.

To coincide with the Sainsbury Wing exhibition Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals, the National Gallery has invited artist Ben Johnson to show work that considers the urban landscape in Ben Johnson: Modern Perspectives.

Johnson’s display includes cityscapes of Zurich and Liverpool alongside a new painting of Trafalgar Square based on Canaletto’s The Stonemason’s Yard, which he will complete in public.

About the audio tour

For this audio tour, Johnson has selected seven National Gallery paintings. Find out why tapestry-makers inspired Seurat’s revolutionary painting technique and how mathematics underpins art.