![]() On, Blessed Charles de Foucauld will be canonized. In this talk, he considers the Gallery’s past influ. Gabriele Finaldi has been Director of the National Gallery since August 2015. The lectures are presented as free live webinars. The painting showed the aunt of Blessed Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916), a person who is an inspiration for Christians around the world he is known for trying to convert people to the faith but was only able to covert one person before he was assassinated as a martyr to the faith. Gabriele Finaldi, formerly Deputy Director of the Prado, became Director of the National Gallery in 2015. This year’s series, entitled The Museum and Gallery Today, is exclusively online and features individual talks from some of the world’s most distinguished museum and gallery directors. We were first shown a painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, titled ‘Madame Moitessier’. The talk was titled ‘Spiritual passion in National Gallery paintings, and was one of several events marking the 120th anniversary of St Benedict’s School. On Friday the 28th of January 2022, the Upper and Lower 5th were given a talk by the director of the National Gallery, Dr Gabriele Finaldi. ![]() Two students in Year 10, Matthew and Oubai, review the talk: As part of the St Benedict's 120th Anniversary Theology and Philosophy Conference, students in years 10 and 11 were given an insightful tour of 'Spiritual passion in National Gallery paintings' from the Gallery's Director, Dr Gabriele Finaldi. Tonight on BBCInTune: Coronation composer tarikoregan shares a (musical) rose fit for a queen, NationalGallerys director Gabriele Finaldi explores how Saint Francis inspired artists, and soprano ChenReiss sings live in the studio. ![]()
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