Sin brings together paintings from the National Gallery’s collection dating from the 16th to the 18th century with loans from important private and public collections including modern and contemporary works by Andy Warhol, Tracey Emin, and Ron Mueck. There will be 15 works on display.
Sin has been a recurrent subject for artistic exploration over the centuries across the world. Sin in a religious context means an immoral act that is considered to be a transgression against divine law. In a secular world, it means a serious or regrettable fault, offence or omission. Sin is as universal as it is personal. Most people at some point in their life will do something they regret, although the gravity of their ‘sin’ and the way each individual or society deals with it very much depends on the country, time and socio-cultural context. While the concerns, ambiguities, perceptions and representations of sin extend across world religions and even to those of no faith, Sin will primarily explore this conception in Christianity and through the work of artists who work principally within a Christian context.
Many artists over the centuries have sought to depict the seven deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth), the group of sins defined as the worst by the sixth-century pope, Gregory I (Saint Gregory the Great).
| Duration | 07 October 2020 - 03 January 2021 |
| Times | Open daily 10am–6pm Friday until 9pm |
| Cost | Free |
| Venue | National Gallery |
| Address | Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN |
| Contact | 2077472885 / information@ng-london.org.uk / www.nationalgallery.org.uk |