Lecture
Patrick Bade
Sunday 26.10.2025
Patrick Bade
The National Gallery London, Part 3: Flemish School
Sunday 26.10.2025
How to watch
This lecture starts on 26 October at 5:00pm (UK).
Summary
The National Gallery in London has arguably the world’s most representative collection of Old Master paintings. In this series of seven lectures we explore all the major European schools of painting through the selected works of the most important masters. In this lecture we celebrate the works of Robert Campin, Jan van Eyck, Roger van de Weyden, Hans Memling, Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, and more.
Patrick Bade
Patrick Bade is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. He studied at UCL and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was a senior lecturer at Christie’s Education for many years and has worked for the Art Fund, Royal Opera House, National Gallery, and V&A. He has published on 19th- and early 20th-century paintings and historical vocal recordings. His latest book is Music Wars: 1937–1945.