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Treasures of the National Gallery, London

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This Tiny Folio book highlights the works of The National Gallery, London, which has one of the most magnificent—and the most beloved—collections of paintings in the world.

Founded in 1824, the National Gallery houses a rich and comprehensive range of European painting from the Middle Ages to the 1920s. Among the works represented in this colorful and compact survey of the Gallery's collection are masterpieces by Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, and Paul Cézanne, as well as some lesser-known delights. Located on Trafalgar Square, in the heart of London, the original Wilkins Building has recently been extended by the handsome new Sainsbury Wing, which contains some of the world's greatest paintings.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Abbeville Press

Release: September 01, 1996

ISBN: 0789204827

ISBN 13: 9780789204820

Treasures of the National Gallery, London

4.2/5 ( ratings)

This Tiny Folio book highlights the works of The National Gallery, London, which has one of the most magnificent—and the most beloved—collections of paintings in the world.

Founded in 1824, the National Gallery houses a rich and comprehensive range of European painting from the Middle Ages to the 1920s. Among the works represented in this colorful and compact survey of the Gallery's collection are masterpieces by Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, and Paul Cézanne, as well as some lesser-known delights. Located on Trafalgar Square, in the heart of London, the original Wilkins Building has recently been extended by the handsome new Sainsbury Wing, which contains some of the world's greatest paintings.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Abbeville Press

Release: September 01, 1996

ISBN: 0789204827

ISBN 13: 9780789204820

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