Ferens Art Gallery collections

Ferens Art Gallery collections

Spanning many countries and more than 700 years, our gallery collections are truly diverse.

We’re proud to hold works of local, national and international significance. From medieval art to British, maritime painting to modern and new media. 

Explore our collections to find out more.

A painting of a man laid on the ground with an arrow in his leg. Two people are knelt over him and one is holding the arrow.

Renaissance and Baroque
A painting of two women and two men sat on chairs talking to each other.

The Netherlands
A painting of a woman and a man

Eighteenth-Century Europe
A painting of a moonlit street alongside a dock with boats in it.

Victorian and Edwardian
A painting of a woman reading a red book

Early Twentieth-Century British
A yellow and gold coloured painting with figures in it.

Modern and Contemporary
A large sailing ship on a blue sea

Maritime
A coastal scene with a bright red sunset

Works on paper

Featured works

A painting of a canal in Venice. Buildings line the canal and there are boats on the water

A View of the Grand Canal

  

A painting of a pride of lions. There are two adults and three cubs

The Lion at Home

  

A painting of three people on a gold background

Christ Between Saints Paul and Peter

  

A painting of a young woman

Portrait of a Young Woman

Search our collections

We’re developing a new Collections database, but in the meantime you can still search on our old site.

Search our collections

What’s on at Ferens Art Gallery

As well as our permanent collections, we have an exciting programme of exhibitions and events throughout the year

Explore What’s on at Ferens Art Gallery
A woman restoring art

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