Past Exhibitions
PAST EXHIBITION: Clouet to Claude - French Master Drawings
5 October - 23 December 2011 - EXTENDED TO 5 February 2012
This exhibition allowed the viewer to celebrate the singular elegance and spirit of French draughtsmanship.
Christ Church’s collection of almost 2000 Old Master Drawings contains fewer than forty sheets from the French School of which almost all were on show.
PAST EXHIBITION: En Brunaille - Painted Drawings
5 October - 23 December 2011 EXTENDED TO 5 February 2012
This exhibition showed a group of painted sketches from Christ Church’s collection painted in a hue of brown tones, hence the technical term en brunaille (in brown). The works, by painters such as Anthony van Dyck and Frans Floris, can be regarded as standing between the initial sketched idea and the finished painting. They were often used to present the proposal to the client.
Jeff Clarke - New Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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19th June - 31st July 2011
An exhibition by well known Oxford-based artist Jeff Clarke RE.
An Artist looks at Old Masters
28th May - 18th September 2011
The artist Jeff Clarke selected over thirty Old Master drawings from Christ Church's own collection.
Neapolitan and Spanish Drawings from the Baroque
19th February - 15th May 2011
The exhibition introduced the least known group of Old Master drawings from Christ Church.The twenty-nine drawings on display offered a glimpse into the wide range of Neapolitan draughtsmanship, including works by Jusepe de Ribera, Salvator Rosa and Luca Giordano.
Henry Aldrich (1648 -1710) - An Oxford Universal Man
3rd November 
2010 - 30th January 2011 (extended to 6th February)
This exhibition celebrated the tricentenary of the death of Henry Aldrich, Dean of Christ Church, architect, collector of music and prints, author of books on logic and architecture and considered 'one of the most eminent men in England'.
Aldrich’s considerable influence on the academic, political and social life of Oxford (and England) was explored further during a study day on Friday 21st January 2011 at Christ Church, Blue Boar Lecture Theatre.
18th September - 24th October 2010 Sacred Faces - Icons in Oxford
25th Augu
st - 22nd December 2010
An exhibition which showcased some of Christ Church Picture Gallery's least known, but most captivating treasures.
Rules of the Game - An Exhibition of Undergraduate Work
29th May to 16th June 2010
Works from Christ Church’s Fine Art undergraduates Cara George, Claire-Louise Shifrin and James Sutton, from the Ruskin School of Art were on display.
A limited edition Napkin in Tube - designed by James Sutton after a drawing by Verocchio from the Gallery collection, was also on sale at £6.50.
The Firing Line - Depictions of Conflict in the Collection of General John Guise
25th May - 29th August 2010
The 34 drawings in the exhibition came from the collection of General John Guise (1682-1765), the Picture Gallery’s main benefactor. Guise combined his profession as a soldier with his passion for Old Master drawings. It is therefore tempting to assume that he might have had a special interest in military scenes. Unfortunately, this assumption is difficult to verify, but this exhibition showed some outstanding drawings which he might have studied in more detail and left it to the viewer to decide if our collectors’ fascination with war can be detected in his collection of drawings.
