national gallery, london: picture gallery, the masterpieces (part 2)

VERMEER, JohannesLady Standing at a Virginal (detail)c. 1670Oil on canvas, 51,7 x 45,2 cmNational Gallery, London

VERMEER, JohannesLady Standing at a Virginal (detail)c. 1670Oil on canvas, 51,7 x 45,2 cmNational Gallery, London

VERMEER, JohannesLady Standing at a Virginal (detail)c. 1670Oil on canvas, 51,7 x 45,2 cmNational Gallery, London

VERMEER, JohannesLady Standing at a Virginalc. 1670Oil on canvas, 51,7 x 45,2 cmNational Gallery, London

National Gallery, London

Picture Gallery, The Masterpieces

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VERMEER, JohannesLady Seated at a Virginal (detail)c. 1673Oil on canvas, 51,5 x 45,5 cmNational Gallery, London

VERMEER, JohannesLady Seated at a Virginal (detail)c. 1673Oil on canvas, 51,5 x 45,5 cmNational Gallery, London

VERMEER, JohannesLady Seated at a Virginalc. 1673Oil on canvas, 51,5 x 45,5 cmNational Gallery, London

GOSSART, JanThe Adoration of the Kings1500-15Oil on wood, 177 x 162 cmNational Gallery, London

GOSSART, JanThe Adoration of the Kings (detail)1500-15Oil on woodNational Gallery, London

GOSSART, JanThe Adoration of the Kings1500-15Oil on wood, 177 x 162 cmNational Gallery, London

DÜRER, AlbrechtSt Jerome in the Wildernessc. 1495Oil on panel, 23 x 17 cmNational Gallery, London

DÜRER, AlbrechtSt Jerome in the Wilderness (detail)c. 1495Oil on panel, 23 x 17 cmNational Gallery, London

GRECO, ElThe Adoration of the Name of Jesus late 1570sOil and tempera on pine panel, detail size 29 x 24 cmNational Gallery, London

GRECO, ElThe Adoration of the Name of Jesus (detail)late 1570sOil and tempera on pine panel, detail size 29 x 24 cmNational Gallery, London

GRECO, ElThe Adoration of the Name of Jesus (detail)late 1570sOil and tempera on pine panel, detail size 29 x 24 cmNational Gallery, London

GRECO, ElThe Adoration of the Name of Jesus (detail)late 1570sOil and tempera on pine panel, detail size 29 x 24 cmNational Gallery, London

MEMLING, HansThe Donne Triptychc. 1475Oil on oak, 70,5 x 70,5 cm (central panel), 70,5 x 30,5 cm (wings)National Gallery, London

MEMLING, HansThe Donne Triptych (centre panel)c. 1475Oil on oak, 70,5 x 30,5 cmNational Gallery, London

MEMLING, HansThe Donne Triptych (detail)c. 1475Oil on oakNational Gallery, London

MEMLING, HansThe Donne Triptych (detail)c. 1475Oil on oakNational Gallery, London

MEMLING, HansThe Donne Triptych (detail)c. 1475Oil on oakNational Gallery, London

MEMLING, HansThe Donne Triptych (right wing)c. 1475Oil on oak, 70,5 x 30,5 cmNational Gallery, London

MEMLING, HansThe Donne Triptych (left wing)c. 1475Oil on oak, 70,5 x 30,5 cmNational Gallery, London

PIERO DELLA FRANCESCABaptism of Christ1448-50Egg tempera on poplar panel, 167 x 116 cmNational Gallery, London

PIERO DELLA FRANCESCABaptism of Christ1448-50Egg tempera on poplar panel, 167 x 116 cmNational Gallery, London

PIERO DELLA FRANCESCABaptism of Christ1448-50Egg tempera on poplar panel, 167 x 116 cmNational Gallery, London

RAFFAELLO SanzioAldobrandini Madonna (Garvagh Madonna)1510Oil on wood, 38,7 x 32,7 cmNational Gallery, London

RAFFAELLO SanzioAldobrandini Madonna (Garvagh Madonna)(detail)1510Oil on wood, 38,7 x 32,7 cmNational Gallery, London

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RijnBelshazzar's Feastc. 1636Oil on canvas, 168 x 209 cmNational Gallery, London

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RijnBelshazzar's Feast (detail)c. 1636Oil on canvas, 168 x 209 cmNational Gallery, London

RENOIR, Pierre-AugusteThe Umbrellas (Les Parapluies)c. 1883Oil on canvas, 180 x 115 cmNational Gallery, London

RENOIR, Pierre-AugusteThe Umbrellas (Les Parapluies)(detail)c. 1883Oil on canvas, 180 x 115 cmNational Gallery, London

RUBENS, Peter PaulThe Judgment of Parisc. 1636Oil on canvas, 145 x 194 cmNational Gallery, London

RUBENS, Peter PaulThe Judgment of Paris (detail)c. 1636Oil on canvas, 145 x 194 cmNational Gallery, London

TIZIANO VecellioBacchus and Ariadne1520-22Oil on canvas, 175 x 190 cmNational Gallery, London

TIZIANO VecellioBacchus and Ariadne (detail)1520-22Oil on canvasNational Gallery, London

TIZIANO VecellioBacchus and Ariadne (detail)1520-22Oil on canvasNational Gallery, London

TIZIANO VecellioBacchus and Ariadne (detail)1520-22Oil on canvasNational Gallery, London

UCCELLO, PaoloSt. George and the Dragonc. 1456Oil on canvas, 57 x 73 cmNational Gallery, London

UCCELLO, PaoloSt. George and the Dragon (detail)c. 1456Oil on canvas, 57 x 73 cmNational Gallery, London

UCCELLO, PaoloSt. George and the Dragon (detail)c. 1456Oil on canvas, 57 x 73 cmNational Gallery, London

VERONESE, PaoloThe Family of Darius before Alexander (detail)1565-70Oil on canvasNational Gallery, London

VERONESE, PaoloThe Family of Darius before Alexander (detail)1565-70Oil on canvasNational Gallery, London

VERONESE, PaoloThe Family of Darius before Alexander (detail)1565-70Oil on canvasNational Gallery, London

HOLBEIN, Hans the YoungerJean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve (`The Ambassadors')1533Oil on oak, 207 x 209 cmNational Gallery, London

HOLBEIN, Hans the YoungerJean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve (`The Ambassadors') (detail)1533Oil on oak, 207 x 209 cmNational Gallery, London

HOLBEIN, Hans the YoungerJean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve (`The Ambassadors') (detail)1533Oil on oak, 207 x 209 cmNational Gallery, London

HOLBEIN, Hans the YoungerJean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve (`The Ambassadors') (detail)1533Oil on oak, 207 x 209 cmNational Gallery, London

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HOLBEIN, Hans the YoungerJean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve (`The Ambassadors') (detail)1533Oil on oak, 207 x 209 cmNational Gallery, London

The National Gallery in London is a national collection of European paintings from c. 1300 to c. 1900 (it also includes a few earlier pictures and has recently

started to acquire works from the early 20th century).

It was founded in 1824 when the government purchased thirty-eight paintings from the collection of John Julius Angerstein, a merchant who died in 1823.

They were first displayed in his former house at 100 Pall Mall. Further bequests (including that of Sir George Beaumont) soon necessitated larger premises,

and the present building in Trafalgar Square, designed by William Wilkins, was opened in 1838; the gallery shared the premises with the Royal Academy until

1869, by which time it had grown into one of the great collections of the world.

Since then there have been various enlargements of the building and in 1991 a major extension was opened - the Sainsbury Wing, the gift of Sir John, Simon. and Timothy Sainsbury. This wing now houses the gallery's early paintings, up

to about 1510.

The collection as a whole now has about 2,000 pictures. This is a fairly small number compared with some of the great Continental galleries based on former royal collections, but the National Gallery's paintings surpass those of any other gallery in giving a comprehensive view of the mainstream of European painting from Giotto to Cézanne. Best represented of all are the early Italian and Dutch

Schools.

The representation of the British School is selective because of the existence of the Tate Gallery as a separate National Gallery of British art. Other well-known national

galleries, with their dates of foundation, are: the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh (1859); the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne (1859); the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin (1864); the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa (1880);

the National Gallery of Art in Washington (1937); and the Australian National Gallery in Canberra (1976).