Curator's Introduction | Blue Boy | National Gallery
50K views · Apr 7, 2022 · Education
Comments · 31
@SophieB_Ofcl · 4 years ago
My granny had a replica of this painting, it was the first piece I ever fell in love with.
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@leylag1466 · 2 years ago
Excellent lecture as always. Thank you.
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@bethlehemeisenhour5807 · 4 years ago
I saw The Blue Boy in the 60's on school trips twice, and fell in love with it. On my 3rd visit, he was no longer there. Looked at it long and long. My Favorite.
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@FreeThinking999 · 3 years ago
What a GREAT talk.
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@geraldkarl642 · 4 years ago
Well done, wonderful, thank you Christine....
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@ailurus_fulgens16 · 4 years ago
This channel is a hidden gem, I’m really glad I stumbled upon it ❤
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@LondonEE16 · 4 years ago
Many thanks to the National Gallery and Christine Riding for offering us this marvelous presentation. For sharing the best of British culture with the rest of the world.
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@SFA985 · 1 year ago
Excellent - thank you!
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@jasonstamp10 · 4 years ago
This is great, thank you for posting this! I love listening to Christine speak about various aspects of art history.
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@LondonEE16 · 4 years ago
I think The Blue Boy is more of a still life than a portrait. Its allure resides in Gainsborough's rendering of the blue silk. Aside from the fact that we don't know who the sitter is, the focus in on his clothes, not the young man himself.
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@dubliner1100 · 4 years ago
Erudite and fascinating presentation 👌
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@robyncarter5135 · 4 years ago
Most enjoyable and interesting lecture. Growing up near The Huntington and going there often, the first thing I always had to see was Pinkie and The Blue Boy. I could identify with both of them. In my child’s mind they were real.
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