This installation by Narelle Jubelin includes found objects, hand-stitched petit point embroideries and four Egyptian earthenware pots from the NGV’s antiquities collectio
This installation by Narelle Jubelin includes found objects, hand-stitched petit point embroideries and four Egyptian earthenware pots from the NGV’s antiquities collectio
Examples of Egyptian-inspired wares first appear in Wedgwood’s First Ornamental Ware Catalogue of 177
Examples of Egyptian-inspired wares first appear in Wedgwood’s First Ornamental Ware Catalogue of 177
This vase is covered with Classical-inspired ornament, its form referencing ancient Greek vases, in particular the Nikosthenic neck amphora; although its handles are a nineteenth-century concoction of various decorative elements….
This vase is covered with Classical-inspired ornament, its form referencing ancient Greek vases, in particular the Nikosthenic neck amphora; although its handles are a nineteenth-century concoction of various decorative elements….
According to classical legend, the Danaïds were the fifty daughters of King Danaus who were betrothed to the fifty sons of Danaus’s brother Aegypt
According to classical legend, the Danaïds were the fifty daughters of King Danaus who were betrothed to the fifty sons of Danaus’s brother Aegypt
Donald Laycock has lived a life as an Australian abstract painter. He is duly recognised as a major ‘art historical’ figure in twentieth-century Australian modern
Buddhism is the oldest of all the major religions practised around the world in the twenty-first century.
The celebrated nineteenth-century British artist Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898) is well represented in the collection of the National Gallery of Victor
On 20 August 1968 the National Gallery of Victoria’s much-heralded building on St Kilda Road opened amid a fanfare of publicity acclaiming the completion of what all agreed was a…
We interviewed Angel Deradoorian, who will be headlining Friday Nights at NGV on 15 April 2016
Can you count them? Poussin has painted at least eighty-nine figures in his story of how the Israelites escaped from enslavement in Egypt.
Can you count them? Poussin has painted at least eighty-nine figures in his story of how the Israelites escaped from enslavement in Egypt.
The Old Testament Book of Exodus tells how the Israelites, led by Moses, journeyed out of captivity in Egypt to the Promised Land.
The Old Testament Book of Exodus tells how the Israelites, led by Moses, journeyed out of captivity in Egypt to the Promised Land.
The love affair between the Roman consul Mark Antony (83–30 BC) and the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra (69–30 BC) was a popular subject for artists in the eighteenth cent
The love affair between the Roman consul Mark Antony (83–30 BC) and the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra (69–30 BC) was a popular subject for artists in the eighteenth cent
This painting was commissioned by the innovative Italian art collector Amedeo dal Pozzo (1579–1644
This painting was commissioned by the innovative Italian art collector Amedeo dal Pozzo (1579–1644
This Head of Queen Nefertiti originates from one of a group of statues from Boundary Stela Q.The piece, NGV 616.
This Head of Queen Nefertiti originates from one of a group of statues from Boundary Stela Q.The piece, NGV 616.
Surrounded by opulence and excess, Egyptian ruler Cleopatra dissolves a priceless pearl in vinegar and drinks it.
Surrounded by opulence and excess, Egyptian ruler Cleopatra dissolves a priceless pearl in vinegar and drinks it.