Curator's introduction
Wright of Derby: From the Shadows
Free
Places are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
Please arrive in good time to access the building and the Pigott Theatre.
About
Join Christine Riding, Director of Collections and Research, as she introduces Joseph Wright of Derby and this exhibition dedicated to his ‘candlelight’ paintings.
In an interplay of light and darkness, you will see illuminated faces gathered around objects of spectacle and science. Reflect on the questions of morality the artist raises as we observe, alongside the figures in his paintings, the sombre and the sublime, the sceptical and the astonished.
This session will be delivered in spoken English with British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation.
Exhibition organised by the National Gallery and Derby Museums Trust
This session will be delivered in spoken English with British Sign Language interpretation.
British Sign Language (BSL) talks
Throughout the year, free talks are given in BSL by Deaf presenters or in spoken English with BSL interpretation.
Your speaker
Christine Riding is the Director of Collections and Research at the National Gallery. Before joining the Gallery, she was Head of Arts and Curator of the Queen's House at Royal Museums Greenwich (2011–18), where she curated the 'Turner and the Sea' exhibition (2013). From 1999 to 2011, she was Curator of 18th- and 19th-Century British Art at Tate.
Supported by
Elizabeth and Daniel Peltz OBE