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The National Gallery. Paintings, People, Portraits
Get to know the National Gallery’s masterworks through the eyes of leading cultural figures and contemporary artists photographed in the Gallery and behind-the-scenes spaces. Organized chronologically, this book tells the story of 700 years of art history through a selection of over 200 paintings in the collection, from Margarito d’Arezzo to Claude Monet.
From Medieval to Modern
A bicentennial celebration of the National Gallery’s picture collection
Since it was established in 1824, the National Gallery has become a beacon for London’s visitors and residents alike. From its inception in John Julius Angerstein’s home in Mayfair to its current home in Trafalgar Square, it has expanded both its collection and its footprint to become one of the world’s leading galleries. This book features photographic portraits by David Dawson and Mary McCartney in addition to photography of the Gallery by Massimo Listri. It brings together over 200 of the Gallery’s paintings, which were made between the 13th and 20th centuries, including memorable masterpieces from both the famous and the forgotten.
These pages tell the history of painting in the Western European tradition through the National Gallery’s collection. You’ll go on a visual journey through the centuries, with works by Duccio, Van Eyck, Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt, Vigée Le Brun, Gainsborough, Morisot, and Matisse, to name just a few. Punctuating this story are contributions by and photographic portraits of 25 cultural figures, such as Frank Auerbach, Alvaro Barrington, Edward Enninful, David Hockney, Kim Jones, Damian Lewis, Sahara Longe, Chris Ofili, Ai Weiwei, Rachel Whiteread, Annabelle Selldorf, and Flora Yukhnovich, among others.
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| KIADÓ: | Taschen |
| ISBN: | 9783836597135 |
| Szerző: | Anh Nguyen, Annetta Berry, Christine Riding, Rebecca Marks |
| Kötés típusa: | keménytáblás |
| Terjedelem: | 582 oldal |
| TERMÉKKÓD: | 9783836597135 |
| KATEGÓRIÁK: | Művészeti könyvek |
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