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The National Gallery Visiting

The National Gallery displays one of the finest information
and most comprehensive collections of paintings
in the Western European tradition. It includes Admission free
many famous works, such as Botticellis Venus
Opening hours
and Mars, Titians Bacchus and Ariadne,
Open daily 10am6pm,
Caravaggios Supper at Emmaus and Monets Friday Lates 6-9pm. Closed
The Water-Lily Pond. All major traditions of 1 January, 24-26 December.
Western European painting are represented
from the artists of the late medieval period and
Renaissance to the French Impressionists.
Eat, drink and shop

The National Dining Rooms English 1

Level 1, Sainsbury Wing Entrance
Become a Member Open daily 10am5pm,
Join today and enjoy free entry to exhibitions, (8.30pm Fridays). Waiter service.
exclusive events, special offers, and more. The National Caf
To join, visit nationalgallery.org.uk/membership, Level 0, Getty Entrance
call 020 7747 2850 or speak to our Visitor Monday to Friday 8am11pm,
Engagement team. Saturday 10am11pm,
Sunday 10am6pm
Support us Self-service caf and
waiter-service brasserie.
If you have enjoyed your visit, please make a
donation in our visitor donation boxes, which Espresso Bar
can be found at all entrances. Donations from Level 0, Getty Entrance

Open daily 10am5.45pm,

visitors make a real difference to the Gallery,

(8.45pm Fridays). Self-service.

helping to preserve and care for this unique

collection. Thank you for your support. Shops
Open daily 10am5.45pm
Free Wi-Fi nationalgallery.org.uk (8.45pm Fridays).
Shop online at
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Events
For information on events
and programmes please consult
the Whats On guide located
at the entrances or go to
nationalgallery.org.uk/events.

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Discover the collection
13th- to 15th-century paintings
17th-century paintings
Early Renaissance
Baroque
Bellini, Botticelli, Duccio, Leonardo, Mantegna, Memling,
Raphael, Uccello, Van Eyck
Most surviving late medieval pictures were made for churches or for private
devotion. Many have exquisitely decorated gilded backgrounds. In the 15th
century, portraits and scenes from ancient history and mythology became
more common. Realism also affected the treatment of both sacred and
profane subjects, and technical advances, such as oil paint, allowed greater
subtlety in depicting facial expression and surface textures.
16th-century paintings
18th- to early 20th-century paintings
High Renaissance & Mannerism
Rococo, post-1800, Impressionism & Post-Impressionism
Bronzino, Bruegel, Holbein, Michelangelo, Titian, Veronese
The leading artists of this period achieved a fame that has never diminished.
Especially in Italy, Renaissance painters sought to rival and surpass the artists
of ancient Greece and Rome. Portraitists were highly prized and pictures
of ancient history and mythology became almost as important as Christian
subjects. Paintings were appreciated for their artistry as much as for their
subject matter, and often placed in specially created galleries.
Caravaggio, Claude, Cuyp, Poussin, Rembrandt,
Rubens, Van Dyck, Velzquez, Vermeer
While some artists of this period looked to the art of the past for inspiration,
they always expressed their own style, from the flamboyant to the austere.
Religious subjects were treated in novel ways to engage the emotions of
the viewer. In the Netherlands, specialist painters of still lifes, landscapes,
and scenes of everyday life from elegant social gatherings to lively scenes in
taverns enjoyed great popularity.
Canaletto, Czanne, Constable, Degas, Goya, Ingres, Monet, Turner, Van Gogh
Although the production of grand paintings for churches and palaces
continued, it became more common for artists to paint smaller works that
were exhibited and sold through art dealers and public exhibitions. In the 19th
century, art movements loose associations of artists working in a similar style
emerged, as did the idea of the independent artist who rebelled against the
official art establishment.
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Please note that works are occasionally off display and rooms may occasionally be closed.