Curator's introduction | Mantegna and Bellini

Join Caroline Campbell, our Director of Collections and Research and curator of 'Mantegna and Bellini', to find out more about the exhibition.
Mantegna and Bellini
1 October 2018 - 27 January 2019
Sainsbury Wing
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A tale of two artists and brothers-in-law, ‘Mantegna and Bellini’ tells a story of art, family, rivalry, and personality.
Andrea Mantegna’s brilliant compositional innovation and Giovanni Bellini’s atmospheric, natural landscapes were groundbreaking - no one had seen anything like it before.
Following their respective careers in Padua and Venice, and Mantegna’s fame as court painter to the powerful Gonzaga family in nearby Mantua, ‘Mantegna and Bellini’ is the first-ever exhibition to explore the creative links between these artists.
It is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see in London rare loans of paintings and drawings from around the world by two of the most influential artists of the Renaissance.
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[@Eudaimonia88]

Caroline Campbell is an absolute asset to the NG. She is articulate, extremely well informed and imparts knowledge clearly and fluently. A fabulous lecture.

[@stangathright8903]

Caroline Cambell rocks. Much appreciate the good work.

[@palabrasmagicas]

This was an extraordinary, very enjoyable lecture. Ms Campbell communicates beautifully. Thank you very much for these videos.

[@randyklinger7649]

Wonderful, thank you! Mantegna is a hero!

Thank you. It was amazing to listen Bellini from your words.

[@cashmirapramanik2730]

Incredible lecture. Thank you. Feeling gratified.

[@bawbtherevelator6445]

Magical, Ms. Campbell and, honest, I'm not gushing for attention! You conveyed how much work and care went into the exhibit. I'm very new to both painters but your presentation frames both for me..

[@patrickashe5088]

well worth listening to.Easy to understand and a great introduction before i go to exhibition.

[@pedrorondotradio5407]

What an extraordinary paintings collection the National Gallery has. It is great and awesome indeed.

[@roygardiner2229]

I thought that was a very enjoyable, and for me, informative lecture. Super! Thank you.

[@ToSorrowFor]

Till we have this, we have hope for humanity.

[@andreaoliverio6524]

yes but now in italy art is only about make money,,, what a brains we have in the past and what we have now :-( grazie londra!!!

[@maomaoj]

Many thanks, NG, great lecture! I will definitely come to see this exhibition and the Lotto one, flying from Phnom Penh just for meeting these great masters!

[@mariacrivell79]

Thank you!!

[@MariannaK94]

Thank you for shearing.

[@ritabiro5105]

Thanks for Mantegna and Bellinies art specially the pietas and from the ones from Palace of Mantua.

[@robertwilkscomposer3726]

Wow, thank you for introducing me to these wonderful artists and these paintings of such depth and beauty.

[@paillette2010]

Wonderful!! Very underrated artists.

[@PeterPaul175]

This was really good. It was informative and beautifully presented.

[@Diozark]

So much work to share this knowledge with all of man. Thank you oxox

[@paulkatz]

Lovely and informative talk.

[@xyzllii]

Excellent lecture verbally and visually..

[@raisa_cherry33]

Wonderful discourse on the paintings.Insightful and fascinating 👏

[@moretar]

Very interesting!

[@MrVorpalsword]

a fascinating crammer very well presented, Thank You Caroline.

[@marcellalanger2430]

Great!

[@apriljoymagic]

great

[@akikokornblumen6104]

応援します😊

[@garymingy8671]

In the Pacific every boat had a god carved into the pointy end , there are this many perfectly valid gods , unused for 200 years or so , choose one and resume your journey , wright me I will paint his face .

[@JimOverbeckgenius]

Slow down, love - relax! It's a pulverizing gallop but to the correct conclusion: Mantegna & G. Bellini are up there with the High Renaissance guys.

[@snoopyismydog5695]

is it true that the camera degli sposi was poorly conserved. if so, just goes to show ya some things better just stablized and let be. How many works of art do we have to hear about before they take a gentle hand

[@snoopyismydog5695]

or maybe better, no hands

[@ilksenteksoy4008]

🇹🇷😍🤗

[@leighsimmons2663]

The agony in the garden is the one moment in the Bible where Jesus wavers on whether he can go through with the crucifix. Agony at his followers sleeping doesn’t fit. It’s clearly the soul aching decision to sacrifice himself that hurts him.

[@WHo-gb8ef]

Interesting analysis, I always feel that Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo are somewhat overstated.

[@markbray3038]

Does this lady breath? could do with a few moments every few minutes of retain this. At least I can hit pause!

[@xyzllii]

Whinging Bray. She is excellent..

[@tahiragibson6407]

Your brain just can’t keep up, eh? Pity.

[@alanpartridge6024]

Christ in the garden was anything but having peaceful reflection he was in an agony so sorry that the speaker has not understood this, it makes me doubt her whole understanding of the Christian work that is so important in this exhibition a quick read of the gospels would help her talk!!

[@tahiragibson6407]

Alan Partridge - “so sorry” that you drip with unearned condescension.

[@apriljoymagic]

slow down

[@garymingy8671]

Lordy , perhaps the first lesson , the pictures , turn the sound off , avoid reading the words . Pics!

[@rustyreckman2892]

I love Mrs. Campbell but those coat sleeves are too long

[@_._1636]

art is dead

[@deathmetalpotato]

_._ lmfao

[@garymingy8671]

Make new arts , it is hard , hard is out of fashion , not essentially a grande thing , yet if God is dead , you make a new god , if art is dead make a new art . Adue!