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The National Gallery, London

The National Gallery, London

The National Gallery, London

Open to the public

Museum or gallery in Westminster

2,422 artworks

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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.

Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England

information@ng-london.org.uk

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Almost all of the National Gallery paintings are on permanent display. If you wish to check if a particular painting is on display please contact the National Gallery.

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/

Artworks

  • Eucharist
    Eucharist Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665)
    The National Gallery, London
  • Lot and His Daughters
    Lot and His Daughters Abraham Bloemaert (1566–1651)
    The National Gallery, London
  • Virgin and Child
    Virgin and Child Alvise Vivarini (1442/1452–1503/1505)
    The National Gallery, London
  • Portrait of Dr Ferdinand Mainzer
    Portrait of Dr Ferdinand Mainzer Lovis Corinth (1858–1925)
    The National Gallery, London
  • The Virgin and Child
    The Virgin and Child Italian (Florentine) School
    The National Gallery, London
  • The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and an Angel
    The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and an Angel Italian (Florentine) School
    The National Gallery, London
  • An Allegory
    An Allegory Italian (Florentine) School
    The National Gallery, London
  • 2,415 more

Artists

  • Two Excisemen
    Marinus van Reymerswaele (c.1490–c.1567)
  • A Bishop Saint
    Michele Giambono
  • Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman
    Willem van Mieris (1662–1747)
  • Head of a Saint against a Landscape
    Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece
  • An Arrangement of Flowers by a Tree Trunk
    Rachel Ruysch (1664–1750)
  • The Man of Sorrows
    Jacobello del Bonomo
  • Christ disputing with the Doctors
    Gregorio Preti (1603–1672)
  • The Bucintoro Returning to the Molo on Ascension Day after the Ceremony of Wedding the Adriatic, Venice, Italy
    Canaletto (1697–1768)
  • Saint Jerome in a Landscape
    Bono da Ferrara
  • Saint Leo in Glory
    Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727–1804)

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