Close Look: The National Gallery's Director's Choice

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Boy bitten by a Lizard, 1594-95, oil on canvas, National Gallery, London.

In this selection from the National Gallery’s collection by its Director, Dr Gabriele Finaldi gives us his personal take on 20 works, from Giotto to Monet and Caravaggio to Turner. Viewers enter an online viewing room with zoomable high resolution images and short texts which are spoken by Dr Finaldi as well as appearing on screen.