The National Gallery Companion Guide; Revised and Expanded Edition
by Erika Langmuir; Foreword by Charles Saumarez SmithEdition: 3rd
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2004-04-10
Publisher(s): National Gallery London
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Summary
This gorgeously illustrated and completely updatedNational Gallery Companion Guideintroduces art lovers to one of the richest and most representative collections of Western European paintings in the world. Erika Langmuir offers enlightening commentary on more than two hundred of the London National Gallery's finest works by such painters as Piero della Francesca, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens, Velazquez, Ingres, and Degas as well as masterpieces by less familiar artists. With thisGuide, readers can trace the history of European painting from the thirteenth to the twentieth century; develop an eye for style, technique, imagery, and genre; and learn to appreciate the talents of artists in a variety of artistic and cultural contexts. The book takes into account the latest scholarship from the Gallery and includes discussions of the Gallery's newest high-profile acquisitions.
Author Biography
Erika Langmuir was formerly head of education at the National Gallery, London, and chair of art history at The Open University. She is the author of numerous books, including several titles from the current best-selling National Gallery Pocket Guides series.
Table of Contents
| Preface | 7 | (1) | |
| Acknowledgements | 8 | (1) | |
| Foreword by Charles Saumarez Smith | 9 | (1) | |
| A Short History of the National Gallery | 10 | (2) | |
| Plan of the Main Floor Galleries | 12 | (1) | |
| Introduction | 13 | (1) | |
| Paintings 1250-1500 | 14 | (84) | |
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| Paintings 1500-1600 | 98 | (76) | |
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| Paintings 1600-1700 | 174 | (92) | |
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| Paintings 1700-1900 | 266 | (80) | |
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| Index | 346 |
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