Galleries · South East England
Christ Church Picture Gallery
In or near Oxford.
Christ Church Picture Gallery — art gallery in Oxford, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Oxford · 1.1 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Christ Church Picture Gallery, the nearest railway station is Oxford, located 1.1 km away. Entry is paid, and the venue is wheelchair accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is OX1 4JF.
About
Christ Church Picture Gallery is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1968. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Part of Christ Church. Wikidata describes it as: "art gallery in Oxford, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.7507°, -1.2545°.
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Summary from the official site
Christ Church Picture Gallery is home to Britain's first public art collection, featuring an important selection of Italian art from the 14th to 18th centuries. The gallery is currently closed for refurbishment but is known for its significant collection of Old Master drawings and paintings by renowned artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
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From the Wikipedia article
Christ Church Picture Gallery is an art gallery located inside Christ Church, a college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. The gallery holds an important collection of about 300 Old Master paintings and nearly 2,000 drawings. The gallery consists largely of Italian art from the 14th to 18th centuries. including paintings by famous artists such as Fra Angelico, Salvator Rosa and Paolo Veronese. The gallery also holds drawings by Raphael, Albrecht Dürer, Michelangelo, and a great range of other Italian and European artists, as well as a collection of Russian icons. The greater part of the collection was bequeathed by a former member of the college, General John Guise, arriving after his death in 1765. Since then, the collection has been supplemented by several bequests, notably from William Fox-Strangways and Walter Savage Landor, both of thom donated 14th and 15th-century Italian paintings. The gallery is open to the public.
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Background
History
The picture gallery's collection was started by a bequest of 184 paintings and around 2000 drawings from General John Guise, a former Christ Church undergraduate and British army officer who had fought at the Battle of Oudenarde. His bequest consisted of Italian paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries, with painters such as Tintoretto, Annibale Carracci and Paolo Veronese represented. The 14th and 15th-century paintings were donated by W. T. H. Fox-Strangways and Walter Savage Landor. Both men had lived in Florence in the 1820s and 1830s where they collected art. Smaller bequests were made by Lord Frederick Campbell, Sir Richard Nosworthy, and others. C. R. Patterson donated his…
Architecture
The gallery is accessed inside Christ Church, Oxford, in the Canterbury Quadrangle near Oriel Square. The current building was designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya, and was opened in 1968. After the current building opened, the gallery first became open to the public.
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- Coordinates
- 51.7507, -1.2545
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Oxford
- Parish
- Oxford, unparished area
- Postcode
- OX1 4JF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Phone
- +441865276172
- Established
- 1968
- Nearest railway station
- Oxford — 1.1 km
- Opening
- Mo,We-Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 14:00-17:00
- Official site
- www.chch.ox.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q3675590 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Christ Church Picture Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Christ Church, peckwater quadrangle 04.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Christ Church Picture Gallery?
- Christ Church Picture Gallery is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX1 4JF), in the parish of Oxford, unparished area.
- What is Christ Church Picture Gallery?
- Christ Church Picture Gallery — art gallery in Oxford, England, UK.
- How do I get to Christ Church Picture Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Oxford, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode OX1 4JF.
- When was Christ Church Picture Gallery built?
- Built or established in 1968.
- Is Christ Church Picture Gallery a listed building?
- Christ Church Picture Gallery is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Christ Church Picture Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Oxford, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX1 4JF.