The National Gallery Companion Guide

Author: Erika Langmuir
Publisher: National Gallery London
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 386

Book Description
The Companion Guide introduces art lovers to one of the richest and most representative collections of Western European paintings in the world, including famous works by the greatest painters -- Piero della Francesca, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens, Velazquez, Ingres, Degas and many others and masterpieces by less familiar artists. Through her commentaries on 200 of the National Gallery's finest works of art, Erika Langmuir enables the visitor and reader to trace the history of European painting from the thirteenth to the twentieth century, to develop an eye for style, technique, imagery and genre, and to appreciate the talents of individual artists producing paintings for different locations and patrons, in a variety of artistic and cultural contexts.

The National Gallery Companion Guide

Author: Erika Langmuir
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781857090482
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description

“The” National Gallery Companion Guide

Author: Erika Langmuir
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

The National Gallery

Author: National Gallery (Great Britain)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 318

Book Description

A Companion Guide to the National Gallery of Scotland

Author: National Gallery of Scotland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
"The National Gallery of Scotland is widely regarded as one of the finest smaller galleries in the world. The collection includes the greatest names in Western art such as Raphael, Titian, El Greco, Velazquez, Rembrandt, Rubens, Watteau, Tiepolo, Canova and many of the impressionists and post-impressionists. It also contains the most comprehensive collection of Scottish art with masterpieces by Ramsay, Raeburn and Wilkie, as well as a host of less familiar names who all made their own contributions to one of the most distinctive of the smaller national schools. This book offers a guide to the collection as well as an accessible and informative introduction to the history of art."--Back cover.

A Companion Guide to Photography in the National Galleries of Scotland

Author: Sara Stevenson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
Since the invention of photography in the 1840s, Scotland has been at the centre of the history and development of the medium. The Scottish National Portrait Gallery and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, hold outstanding collections of photographic art. This book discusses these collections and offers an introduction to photography.

National Gallery, London

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : de
Pages :

Book Description
Features the National Gallery in London, England. Notes that the National Gallery houses the national collection of Western European painting, and that it covers every European school of painting from about 1260 to 1900. Includes a listing of current exhibitions, and special events and offers currently available at the Gallery. Provides access to information on opening hours, guided tours of the collection, the location of the Gallery, and public transportation. Contains a topical search by keyword for the collection of the Gallery. Includes images. Posts contact information via mailing address and e-mail form.

A Companion Guide to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Author: Patrick Elliott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description
Founded only in 1960, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh already boasts an outstanding collection of modern and contemporary art. The collection includes major works by artists such as Matisse, Picasso, Kirchner, Miro, Magritte, Giacometti, Moore, Lichtenstein and Baselitz, and an exceptional group of Scottish paintings. More than 230 of the finest paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings are illustrated here in colour, alongside descriptions of each work. The book offers a detailed guide to the collection as well as an accessible and informative introduction to modern art.

The Companion Guide to London

Author: David Piper
Publisher: Companion Guides
ISBN: 9781900639361
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 488

Book Description
One of the classic Companion Guides, this is devoted to the city of London. Each volume in the series aims to provide a travel companion in the person of the author, who knows intimately the places and people of which he or she writes.

Companion Guide to the National Art Gallery

Author: Marl L. Evans
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780720004311
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
The second, updated edition of the companion guide to the art collection of the NMGW, now re-displayed to a magnificent standard.