We& #39;ve loved seeing the recreations of our paintings over the last few weeks and our staff at the Gallery couldn& #39;t resist joining in.

Follow this thread to see some of the creative ways they& #39;ve reinterpreted our paintings in their spare time...
#betweenartandquarantine
Andrew, one of our Photographers, decided to take on Van Eyck...look closely to see all the tiny details he& #39;s managed to fit in!

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Simple yet effective: Associate Curator Francesca embraced Manet& #39;s & #39;Woman with a Cat& #39;.

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Alexandra in our Press Team used an impressive blonde wig to recreate Marco Basaiti& #39;s portrait

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Larry, our Head of Conservation, recreated Lorenzo Costa& #39;s & #39;A Concert& #39;...featuring a real lute!

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Who knew a simple towel and rubber duck could be so effective? Bart, one of our Curators, fashioned himself as one of Holbein& #39;s portraits

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One of the stranger paintings in our collection was recreated by Bethan, one of our Educators. Judith Leyster would be proud

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Tracy, our Head of Press, took on one of Artemisia Gentileschi& #39;s self portraits

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Lawrence, our Head of Digital, and his family recreated this portrait of dinner time by Jan Steen, dog and all!

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Thinking of recreating one of Caravaggio& #39;s paintings? Turns out all you need is a kitchen table, some willing participants and a torch!

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Ellie, our Social Media Manager, took on the great Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun& #39;s self portrait, complete with make-shift palette!

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Please keep sharing your recreations with us - we& #39;ve loved seeing them!

If you& #39;re still thinking of which one to recreate, you can search our collection and zoom in on all of our paintings here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/search-the-collection
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