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The National Gallery, London
The National Gallery, London

The National Gallery houses the nation’s collection of Western European painting from the 13th to the early 20th centuries. Located in Trafalgar Square in central London, the National Gallery is open to the public 361 days a year, free of charge. The collection represents the greatest Western European painters including Van Eyck, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Turner, Rembrandt, Degas, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Renoir, Monet, Rubens, Velázquez, Van Dyck, Titian and Bellini. No other collection possesses such consistent quality, nor better tells the story of Western European painting. Almost all of the 2,300 paintings in the National Gallery’s collection are on permanent display. The Gallery started life in 1824 when the British Government purchased 38 pictures belonging to the banker John Julius Angerstein. As there was no suitable space available to display the collection, the pictures were put on display in Angerstein's former home in Pall Mall. It was only in 1838 that the collection moved to its current site in Trafalgar Square.

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The National Gallery, London

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  • 17 May 2022

    Today marks the death of the Florentine painter and draughtsman Sandro Botticelli, one of the most esteemed artists in history! To mark this anniversary, let's take a closer look at his work, 'Four Scenes from the Early Life of Saint Zenobius'. https://t.co/wLIWUM0IVd

Artworks

  • Portrait of Greta Moll
    Portrait of Greta Moll Henri Matisse (1869–1954)
  • A River Landscape with Fishermen
    A River Landscape with Fishermen Salomon van Ruysdael (c.1602–1670)
  • The Baptism of Christ
    The Baptism of Christ Piero della Francesca (c.1415–1492)
  • Saint Mary Magdalene
    Saint Mary Magdalene Guido Reni (1575–1642)
  • The Magdalen
    The Magdalen Correggio (c.1489–1534) (attributed to)
  • The Wolf of Gubbio
    The Wolf of Gubbio Sassetta (1395–1450)
  • Mary Magdalene
    Mary Magdalene Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo (c.1480–c.1548)
  • 2,386 more

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