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The videos below can be seen on Smarthistory because The National Gallery generously makes their videos available for distribution.

How did Lucian Freud present queer and marginalized bodies?
How did Lucian Freud present queer and marginalized bodies?
by The National Gallery, London
Why are there so few female artists?
Why are there so few female artists?
by The National Gallery, London
The audacity of Christian art: the problem with Christ
The audacity of Christian art: the problem with Christ
by The National Gallery, London
The audacity of Christian art: Unspeakable images, when words fail
The audacity of Christian art: Unspeakable images, when words fail
by The National Gallery, London
So near and yet so far: visions and thresholds
So near and yet so far: visions and thresholds
by The National Gallery, London
The audacity of Christian art: This world and the next, Christ on earth; Christ in heaven
The audacity of Christian art: This world and the next, Christ on earth; Christ in heaven
by The National Gallery, London
The Audacity of Christian art: Time and eternity, yesterday, today, and always
The Audacity of Christian art: Time and eternity, yesterday, today, and always
by The National Gallery, London
Putting God in his place: here, everywhere, and nowhere
Putting God in his place: here, everywhere, and nowhere
by The National Gallery, London
The audacity of Christian art: the problem with Christ
The audacity of Christian art: the problem with Christ
by The National Gallery, London
A-level: Making Green—Tempera versus Oil
A-level: Making Green—Tempera versus Oil
by The National Gallery, London
A-level: Making Purple—The Science of Art
A-level: Making Purple—The Science of Art
by The National Gallery, London
Behind the scenes of the framing department at The National Gallery, London
Behind the scenes of the framing department at The National Gallery, London
by The National Gallery, London
Making Green: Tempera versus Oil
Making Green: Tempera versus Oil
by The National Gallery, London
Making Purple: The Science of Art
Making Purple: The Science of Art
by The National Gallery, London

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