The art critic John Ruskin, a great admirer of Turner, described this as, "...the last oil he painted before his noble hand forgot its cunning." It is a re-working of an earlier picture and a ...

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2025 was a significant year for Walker Art Gallery's collection. From a historic Impressionist painting entering a UK public collection for the first time, to contemporary works acquired through the ...

Iconic designs by Vivienne Westwood, Mary Quant and Laura Ashley are being showcased in a new display celebrating costume, jewellery and decorative objects made by female designers. Creating Visions: ...

Fallon, 27, becomes youngest winner since 1957 with ‘If You Were Certain, What Would You Do Then?’ Walker Art Gallery and John Moores Painting Prize Trust have announced Ally Fallon as the winner of ...

Mary and the infant Christ on the donkey are being led on their nocturnal flight to Egypt by Joseph. They are fleeing from the massacre of all the male babies in Bethlehem organised by King Herod in ...

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The Walker Art Gallery is famous for the world-class quality and variety of its collections. From Rossetti to Hockney, there is a diverse range of art on display including contemporary art and work ...

Narcissus was the son of the river God Cephisus and nymph Lyripe. He was desired by both men and women because of his youthful beauty. One admirer was the young man Aminias. He professed his love for ...

When you imagine life in ancient Egypt, gardens probably don't automatically spring to mind. Marion Servat-Fredericq from our Antiquities team explores the important role they played in life and death ...

Rossetti had a life-long interest in the Italian poet Dante. This painting shows an episode from the 'Vita Nuova'. In it Dante dreams that he is led by Love to the death-bed of Beatrice Portinari, the ...

The loss of His Majesty’s Troopship Lancastria on 17 June 1940 still resonates 80 years on from the disaster. RMS Tyrrhenia was built in Glasgow by William Beardmore and launched in 1922; she began ...