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The women behind Eva Gonazlès’s arrival in the Gallery
Of the Gallery’s 27 works by women, one-third have been acquired because of these acts of generosity. Most recently, The Full ...
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Curator's introduction to Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300 ‒1350
Join us for this early access introduction to ‘ Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300 ‒1350 ’. This exhibition brings to life the ...
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A Young Woman seated at a Virginal
Extracted from: Neil MacLaren; revised and expanded by Christopher Brown, The Dutch School 1600–1900 (London: National Gallery Publications Limited, 1991).
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River Landscape with Horseman and Peasants
This large canvas was probably painted in the late 1650s. 1 Cuyp’s patrons, like those of his father, the portrait painter Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp, appear to have been members of the regent families of ...
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The Nineteenth Century French Paintings, Volume 1: The Barbizon School
These catalogue entries are the result of a pilot project to set up a process that takes the desktop publishing files that were sent to press, converts them to a more flexible digital format, and ...
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The Eighteenth Century French Paintings
The introductory essay considers the attitude of eighteenth-century Britons to the French and to paintings by French contemporaries, and notes many of the French eighteenth-century paintings then ...
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A Young Woman standing at a Virginal
The landscape on the left is in the manner of Jan Wijnants. No. 1383 is painted in the meticulous technique of Vermeer’s late years. It has been dated by both MacLaren and Blankert 6 to c. 1670.
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Uncovering the secrets underneath Orazio’s ‘Finding of Moses’
'The Finding of Moses’ depicts an Old Testament story. This monumental painting was commissioned by King Charles I and Henrietta Maria to celebrate the arrival of their first son. Two kings, of ...
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The Italian Paintings before 1400
These catalogue entries are the result of a pilot project to set up a process that takes the desktop publishing files that were sent to press, converts them to a more flexible digital format, and ...
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Young Man holding a Skull (Vanitas)
Young Man holding a Skull Neil MacLaren, revised and expanded by Christopher Brown, 1991. Ext ...
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The Dutch School, 1600-1900
These catalogue entries are the result of a pilot project to set up a process that takes the desktop publishing files that were sent to press, converts them to a more flexible digital format, and ...
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Hockney and Piero: A Longer Look
David Hockney, in his own words, has always been a looker. Throughout his career, Hockney has found inspiration in the work of other artists. He never tires of looking at paintings. For him, there’s ...