Women's Thematic Private Tour at the National Gallery

The Traitor Woman, in Rubens' painting Samson and Dalila (detail)

Leonardo da Vinci, The Virgin with the Rocks (detail)

Women's Thematic Private Tour at the National Gallery

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, portraitist and businesswoman - self-portrait detail

Dancers and male gaze(s) - Edgar Degas, pastel representing ballerinas

Detail of Artemisia Gentileschi's Self-Portrait of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Duration2h - 3h

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish, French

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

But where are the women?

Walking through the National Gallery, you can see them everywhere: ancient goddesses; saints and virgins with children; muses; sweet and loving mothers, symbols of an ideal; damsels in distress... Women as subjects of representation are painted from every angle, but in a limited number of well-defined roles that seem to repeat themselves endlessly.

And yet, women are the biggest absentees from the National Gallery. Of the 2,300 paintings in the great London museum, only twenty are by women artists!

On this tour, you will discover the different roles played by women throughout the history of art, diving into masterpieces by Botticelli, Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt, Manet, but also discovering the fascinating lives of women painters. When you come out, you will not look at the paintings the same way!

What's included

Private guided tour with an art historian

Gratuities

What to expect

The National Gallery
2h

Our Art Historian Guide will take you through the National Gallery’s halls for a journey on the theme of women in masterpieces of painting.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Go to Trafalgar Square, in front of the entrance to the Sainsbury Wing, which is located on the left when facing the National Gallery, on the sidewalk opposite the Canadian High Commission.

In Google Maps, enter 12 St Martin's St, London SW1Y 5BS for an exact geolocation.

End point

Go to Trafalgar Square, in front of the entrance to the Sainsbury Wing, which is located on the left when facing the National Gallery, on the sidewalk opposite the Canadian High Commission.

In Google Maps, enter 12 St Martin's St, London SW1Y 5BS for an exact geolocation.

Additional information

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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