The Courtauld Gallery is home to one of the greatest collections of art in the UK and an annual programme of focused exhibitions, displays and contemporary commissions. All housed in a beautiful human-sized gallery at Somerset House.
The Courtauld Institute is a research-led, independent college of the University of London, offering world–renowned programmes in the history, conservation, curation and business of art.
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...the collection and, focusing on Vincent van Gogh’s self-portrait, thinking critically about what objects, clothing and backgrounds in portraits can tell the viewer. In the afternoon, they experimented with Van...
...explored scale and mark-making to approach ways of looking at Vincent van Gogh’s self-portrait and consider how they could respond creatively to visual, contextual and cultural sources of inspiration. Playing...
...most famous masterpieces including Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère and the most important collection of Cézannes in the UK, as well as works...
...A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882), Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear (1889), and the most significant collection of works by Cézanne in the UK can now be seen in...
...loans and partnerships. The Gallery is most famous for its iconic Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces – such as Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Manet’s A Bar at the...
Agnes-Joanie, Spun Out, Sense of Self Online Exhibition 2025 | The Courtauld. Agnes-Joanie, aged 17 Digital photography Vincent van Gogh did not title Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. Though he describes...
...such as Van Gogh, Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec. In the second half of 1901, Picasso radically changed the direction of his art, heralding the beginning of his now famous Blue period....
...and galleries on Google Arts and Culture and highlights from its collection, including Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces such as Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Manet’s A Bar at...
Francesco Girolamo Maria Mazzola, il Parmigianino (1503-1540), Study for “The Entombment” , pen and brown ink, brown-grey wash, on laid paper, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust). D.1978.PG.97 Parmigianino Round...
...beautiful place where I feel at home and rediscovering my sense of self. This piece was influenced by Vincent van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. His portrayal of himself after...
...see one of the most renowned art collections in the UK, including iconic Impressionist masterpieces such as Manet’s A Bar at the Folies Bergère and Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged...
