National Gallery Of Art Woa 2E Pa

by Powell Iii,Earl A.

• ISBN13: 9780500203903
• ISBN10: 0500203903
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-04-17
• Publisher: THAMES&HUD

Summary

A comprehensive survey of the National Gallery's masterpieces, revised and expanded to include key acquisitions from the past fifteen years. The permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington features works by the greatest masters of Western art from the Middle Ages to the present, including Leonardo da Vinci, Vermeer, Titian, el Greco, Rembrandt, Rubens, Manet, van Gogh, Cezanne, and Picasso, not to mention a wealth of American paintings and an expanding array of photography and contemporary art. The museum's collection also reflects centuries of achievement in sculpture and the decorative and graphic arts. The National Gallery of Art ranks among the finest museums in the world, and its treasures are viewed each year by millions of visitors. 315 illustrations, 312 in color.

Table of Contents

Foreword	6	(2)
Italian Painting of the XIII—early XVI centuries	8	(26)
Netherlandish and Flemish Painting	34	(20)
German Painting	54	(20)
Spanish Painting	74	(20)
Italian Painting of the XVI—XVIII centuries	94	(26)
Dutch Painting	120	(20)
British Painting	140	(18)
French Painting of the XVI—early XIX centuries	158	(22)
French Painting of the later XIX century	180	(26)
American Painting of the XVIII—early XIX centuries	206	(22)
American Painting of the XIX—early XX centuries	228	(24)
Painting and Sculpture of the XX century	252	(26)
European Sculpture of the XIV—XIX centuries	278	(28)
Decorative Arts	306	(6)
Prints, Drawings, and Illustrated Books	312	(16)
Photographs	328	(4)
Index of Artists	332