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Born in Barcelona in 1890, the Catalan artist Manuel Humbert was twenty-six when he posed for this arresting portrait, painted in Paris by the immensely gifted, but self-afflicted Amedeo Modigliani….
This elegant painting celebrates the close bond formed between a group of celebrated and creative Italian friends in the mid eighteenth century.
When Charles Burney, the English music historian, visited the famous singer Carlo Broschi, called Farinelli, at his villa in Bologna in 1770, he observed: ‘He seems very much to regret…
Among South African artist and ‘visual activist’ Zanele Muholi’s self-portraits, the series titled Ntozakhe (Parktown) contains two main interwoven narratives, both of which have their foundations in South Africa’s racial…
Connect with the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) and the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) online and be inspired by the collaborative exhibition, WHO ARE YOU: Australian Portraiture.
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Levels 3-6 Draw and explore! Build on your observational, technical and expressive drawing skills, while discovering ideas and stories behind artworks with an NGV Educator in WHO ARE YOU: Australian Portraiture…
Levels 3-6 What was it about portraiture that captivated Picasso and so many artists of his time? Discuss how artists in The Picasso Century expressed ideas about themselves and others through portraits and…
All year levels WHO ARE YOU: Australian Portraiture is one of the most comprehensive explorations of portraiture mounted in Australia.
Levels 3-6 In this activity students will be introduced to different portraits featured in The Picasso Century to consider the many ways in which people can be represented.
Levels 2-10 Mon – Fri, 9am, 10am & 12pm What was it about portraiture that captivated Picasso and so many artists of his time? Discuss how artists in The Picasso…