51��ݶ� the permanent collection

Book your visit to see our much-loved collection of masterpieces ranging from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.

The Courtauld51��ݶ� much-loved permanent collection includes paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and decorative arts ranging from the Renaissance through to the 20th century.

The Gallery is renowned for its remarkable group of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, including the world-famous A Bar at the Folies Bergère by Édouard Manet, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Vincent van Gogh and the most significant collection of works by Cézanne in the UK. These masterpieces are presented in The Courtauld Gallery51��ݶ� spectacular LVMH Great Room, one of the largest spaces in Somerset House, alongside works by artists including Degas, Gauguin, Monet, Renoir, Seurat and more.

The Blavatnik Fine Rooms, spanning the Piano Nobile across the whole of the second floor, provide the stunning setting for displaying works from the Renaissance to the 18th century. Highlights include Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Family of Jan Bruegel the Elder and The Descent From The Cross by Peter Paul Rubens, The Trinity with Saints altarpiece by Sandro Botticelli, and Landscape with a flight into Egypt by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

The Ruddock Family Gallery is dedicated to The Courtauld51��ݶ� important collection of Medieval and Early Renaissance paintings and decorative arts. Rooms devoted to 20th century art and the Bloomsbury Group also showcase lesser-known areas of the collection through rotating displays.

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The Courtauld Gallery

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The Courtauld Gallery, Shop and Art Café are cashless. We accept a wide range of cards and payment devices, including Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay and more. Unfortunately we do not accept American Express for ticket purchases.

Tickets for the permanent collection do not include entry to temporary exhibitions.

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Permanent collection virtual tour

Our virtual tour uses a photographic technique to show The Courtauld Gallery and our collection in exceptional close-up quality.

You can roam each room of the Gallery, and zoom in to look closely at masterpieces from our collection, from individual brush strokes to the texture of the paint.

Highlights

A vision of the Trinity dominates the work. God the Father sits on a throne surrounded by angels and holds the cross bearing his crucified son. The dove of the Holy Spirit hovers above. — Sandro Botticelli (around 1445-1510), The Trinity with Saints Mary Magdalen and John the Baptist,   Around 1491-94 , The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

A touching portrait of the family of the artist Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625) by his close friend and collaborator Peter Paul Rubens — Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) , The Family of Jan Brueghel the Elder , Around 1613–15, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

A landscape painting with blue sky, mountain ranges and a large river running through. In the foreground a red-cloaked figure rides a horse across a ridge, assisted by another figure in front. — Pieter Bruegel the Elder (around 1525-1569), Landscape with the Flight into Egypt, 1563, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

An intricate, oblong-shaped metal bag with front-closure. There are detailed illustrations at regular points across the front, and gold and silver inlays. — Bag, known as The Courtauld Bag, Mosul, Iraq (Ilkhanid dynasty, 1256–1353) 1300–30, Brass, hammered, chased and inlaid with silver and gold. The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

Artist self-portrait wearing a blue hat and green coat with bandaged ear — Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 1889, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

A woman standing behind a bar facing straight ahead. — Édouard Manet (1832-1883), A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882), The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

Two men sit across from each other at a table covered with a brown tablecloth, playing cards. Both men wear overcoats and hats, and the man on the left smokes a pipe. They sit inside a wooden building. — Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), The Card Players, (1892-96), The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

A painting of three women in conversation. The woman on the left leans into the other two in earnest discussion. They sit in front of an open window with a bouquet of flowers visible. — Vanessa Bell (1879 - 1961), A Conversation, 1913-16 © Estate of Vanessa Bell. All rights reserved, DACS 2021

A painting of a bright sea scene, with blue skies and water. A mountainous skyline is in the background and a single tree, leaning towards the water from the foreground, has green leaves. — Claude Monet (1840-1926), Antibes, 1888, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

Paul Cézanne, Montagne Sainte-Victoire with Large Pine, c.1887, oil on canvas, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, (1841- 1919) La Loge, 1874, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

Two girls dance on stage. They wear leotards; one girl bows to the other. — Edgar Germain Hilaire Degas, Two Dancers on a Stage, 1874, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

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