The national gallery of art the nations museum preserves, collects, exhibits, and fosters an understanding of works of art. See all 10 national portrait gallery tours on tripadvisor. Search the entire national gallery of art collection by. The gallerys collection includes some 141,000 paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, decorative arts, and new media tracing the development of western art from the middle ages to. National gallery of art, washington dc, washington, dc. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Highlights from the national gallery of art, washington. The national gallery of art preserves, collects, exhibits, and fosters understanding of works. An important component of the national gallery of art is its educational mission. With over 4 million visitors a year, the national gallery of art in washington, d. Art theft rembrandt paintings targeted by thieves at dulwich picture gallery belonged to louvre and national gallery of art in washington, dc. A standardsbased reproduction guide and a help section provide advice for both novices and experts. Venetian drawings from the national gallery of art, washington and read the poetry of light. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
This page was last edited on 9 november 2015, at 23. Our publishing program balances an allegiance to the art and craft of the printed book with a commitment to the utility and accessibility of digital and online formats. This volume reproduces over works in the national gallery of art, washington, dc, in colour, many printed with gold. Search the collection paintings national gallery, london. Browse the collection and make connections among objects you know and newly discovered masterpieces. This is the national gallery of art company profile. See all 29 national gallery of art tours on tripadvisor. Dc is museum paradise, and the national gallery of art is a gem among even the other great museums the city has to offer.
Published to accompany an international touring exhibition, aelbert cuyp reproduces 45 of the artists most distinguished paintings and 64 drawings, accompanied by more than 100 comparative illustrations and insightful essays by a team of. National gallery art washington, first edition abebooks. The heirs of a jewish banker said the portrait of a woman was among the works he sold under duress when the nazis took power. The list of master artists whose work is housed in the national gallery of art in washington, dc, seems endless. The national gallery of art, one of the worlds preeminent museums, preserves, collects, exhibits, and fosters the understanding of works of art at the highest possible museum and scholarly standards. National gallery companion guide yale university press. We are not announcing a reopening date at this time and will provide updates on a regular and asneeded basis.
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