Oxford University

A lecture by Dr. Gabriele Finaldi (Director of National Gallery, London)

Monday, June 9

7:30 PM

Blackfriars (OX1 3LY)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

About the speaker:

Born in London, Gabriele studied art history at Dulwich College and then at the Courtauld Institute of Art, where his doctoral research focused on the 17th-century painter Jusepe de Ribera.

At the Prado, Spain’s principal museum of painting which houses superb works by Van der Weyden, Bosch, Titian, El Greco, Rubens, Velázquez and Goya, Gabriele Finaldi has overseen (with Director Miguel Zugaza), a remarkable transformation of the institution, which included the opening of the Prado extension (2007), the overhaul of the museum’s organizational structure, the opening of the Prado Research Centre (2008), the complete re-hang of the permanent collection, and the development of an impressive international exhibition program.

Dr. Finaldi recently curated an exhibition on Murillo, 'The Art of Friendship: Murillo and Justino de Neve' (2012) which was on display at the Prado, Seville and at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, London.