Paintings in The National Gallery, London [Hardcover]

William Barcham (Author), Augusto Gentili (Author), Linda Whiteley (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0821226959 | ISBN-13: 978-0821226957 | Publication Date: November 22, 2000 | Edition: 1st English-language Ed

The National Gallery in London was officially founded in the early nineteenth century and its works include many of the masterpieces of Renaissance art as well as the largest collection of Velazquez outside of Spain. The collections were moved to the present seat of Trafalgar Square in 1838 and donations continued at an impressive rate, filling out the collection with early Italian and Italian Renaissance paintings as well as Venetian landscapes -- perhaps better represented in London that in any other museum. The museum's collection includes early Flemish paintings, golden background Florentine and Sienese paintings, Italian Renaissance masterpieces from Masaccio to Botticelli and Raphael, from Giovanni Bellini to Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese, the Italian Seicento at its height, the vivid colors of Tiepolo and Guardi and Canaletto's captivating views, the greatest French painters from Poussin to Le Lorraine, and a spectacular series by Holbein the Younger. These are the pivot points around which rotates the entire world of European painting from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. Added to this extraordinary heritage are masterpieces of French Impressionism and the English School. Paintings in the National Gallery, London is lavishly illustrated with 600 color plates and will be an invaluable resource for scholars and art lovers alike.

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About the Author

William Barcham is author of Giambattista Tiepolo, European Master Drawings from the Collection of P.J. Sharp, & The Religious Paintings of Giambattista Tiepolo. Augusto Gentili is a Prof. of Art living in Rome who has written extensively and contributed to Lorenzo Lotto. Linda Whiteley is an Instructor of Art at Oxford and a contributor to Tradition & Revolution in French Art,1700-1880.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 608 pages
• Publisher: Bulfinch; 1st English-language Ed edition (November 22, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821226959
• ISBN-13: 978-0821226957
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.8 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another feather in Bulfinch's cap, December 18, 2000

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Ricardo J. Estevez (Coral Gables, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paintings in The National Gallery, London (Hardcover)

Without question, a must-have for any serious art lover. The quality of the text and illustrations are first-rate as is expected from the arguably finest art book publisher of our time. As essential to any library as "Paintings in the Vatican" and "Paintings in the Uffizi and Pitti." Keep them coming, Bulfinch!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, May 16, 2007

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Wyota - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paintings in The National Gallery, London (Hardcover)

I have numerous large books of this ("Paintings of the")type and this one has delighted me most. The many reproductions in this book are stunning - large, sharp and vivid is the rule rather than the exception. If you own the books on the Louvre, Musee d'Orsay, and Hermitage you'll love this because it outshines them.

Many thanks to the reviewer who mentioned that Bulfinch published this. I just noticed that Bulfinch also publishes Eisler's Masterworks in Berlin which also outshines the books above and is another favorite of mine. It's time to check my wishlist for Bulfinch publications and up their priority.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic overview, June 3, 2007

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Lon Welsh "Lon Welsh" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paintings in The National Gallery, London (Hardcover)

Context: I'm not an academic or a scholar; I'm a regular guy who likes visiting museums when I travel and I wanted to do a little researach before I left. This book worked well for my daughter and I to determine which parts of the museum deserved the most time (on a short trip) and to get a better understanding of the works. I'm not qualified to evaluate it from an academic perspective, but as a layman it was exactly what we needed.