National Gallery, London
The National Gallery is London's public art museum on Trafalgar Square, founded in 1824 when the British government purchased paintings from the estate of collector John Julius Angerstein. Its collection of more than 2,300 paintings spans the mid-13th century to 1900, tracing the history of Western European painting from Giotto to Cézanne, with free entry to the main collection. The present building, designed by William Wilkins and opened in 1838, was later extended westward by the Postmodernist Sainsbury Wing, added in 1991.
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Now on view
2 exhibitions
Renoir and Love
Fall in love with Renoir and his Impressionist paintings at the National Gallery.
Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation
One of Britain’s most celebrated works is playfully reimagined by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare
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Van Eyck: The Portraits
For the first time in history, see all of Jan van Eyck’s portraits together. Only once, only at the National Gallery.
Catharina van Hemessen: Signature Works
Meet the Renaissance artist who painted herself into history
German Expressionism
See 50 German Expressionist works from all over the world and uncover an alternative story of art.
Collected
Discover a treasure trove of rare and remarkable art
Frankenthaler and Bassano
Admire the work of two pioneering artists separated by 400 years, but united by the limitless possibilities of paint.
Piero della Francesca
Let Piero draw you in. Artist and scientist, the Renaissance painter Piero della Francesca changed the way we see.