The National Gallery. Paintings, People, Portraits
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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.