Join me and my guest Anne Rowe as she guides us around London's National Gallery! We'll be stopping off at four paintings that appear in her novels:

Gainsborough's portrait of his two daughters from 'The Bell'

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/thomas-gainsborough-the-painters-daughters-chasing-a-butterfly

Bronzino's 'Allegory with Venus and Cupid' from 'The Nice and the Good'.

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/bronzino-an-allegory-with-venus-and-cupid

Giorgione's 'Il Tramonto' from 'The Sacred and Profane Love Machine'

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/giorgione-il-tramonto-the-sunset

Titian's 'The Death of Acteon' from 'Henry and Cato'

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/titian-the-death-of-actaeon

Anne is the world's leading Murdoch scholar, and her particular interest is Murdoch and the Visual Arts. Her books mentioned in the podcast can be found here:

'Iris Murdoch' https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/books/id/51725/

'Sacred Space, Beloved City' https://www.cambridgescholars.com/sacred-space-beloved-city-15

Take a virtual tour here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours