Talk and draw: December
'The Nativity'
Online tickets
This is an online event, hosted on Zoom.
Please book a 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.
Please note, only one ticket can be booked per account. Bookings close one hour before the event.
This event is open for Members priority booking until Sunday, November 23, 2025.
About
Lecturer Carlo Corsato and artist Emily Motto explore Piero della Francesco’s ‘The Nativity'. First, listen to a brief talk, then respond by making your own work in this short, artist-led drawing session.
Please have to hand a sharp pencil, paper and a rubber. Sometimes we might suggest using different drawing or craft materials, so, if you are able to, please keep a pencil case of different colours, a ruler and a pair of scissors nearby, as well as anything else you might like to experiment with.
The session will take place online and will last about one hour.
This session will be accompanied by live speech-to-text transcription supported by Stagetext.
Speakers
Dr Carlo Corsato is a Curator and Gallery Educator. Experienced in adult education, he teaches at Morley College and has lectured at the Courtauld Institute and University of St Andrews. He is passionate about history, digital technologies and audience engagement. His publications include ‘Lives of Titian’ and ‘Lives of Tintoretto’.
Emily Motto is a Gallery Educator and award-winning artist working in sculpture, installation and drawing. She studied on the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Central Saint Martins and went on to study BFA Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Art, graduating in 2014. Motto has since exhibited at various galleries including the ICA London, Pangaea Sculptors’ Centre and Beaconsfield Gallery Vauxhall.