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The National Gallery in Wartime
Suzanne Bosman

National Gallery London, 2008

On August 23, 1939, with World War II looming, the National Gallery, London, was forced temporarily to close its doors to the public to evacuate the bulk of its collection to secret locations in Wales for safe-keeping. By May 1940, the collection had been transferred to Manod Quarry, a slate mine in the mountains, beneath 200 feet of solid rock. The Gallery, meanwhile, remained ?open for business? despite being bombed several times during the ...

Renoir Landscapes: 1865-1883 (National Gallery Company)

4 reviews
Colin B. Bailey, Christopher Riopelle

National Gallery London, 2007

An unusual Renoir, the best Renoir
This book accompanies an exhibition held at the National Gallery in London (which later will travel to the US) on a rarely studied aspect of Renoir's oeuvre. The period is limited between 1865 and 1883, which are the years when Renoir actually was an impressionist, competing with the likes of Monet and Pissaro to produce some of the most modern paintings of his time. Surprisingly enough it ...

Renaissance Siena: Art for a City (National Gallery Company)
Luke Syson, Alessandro Angelini, ...

National Gallery London, 2008

Velazquez (National Gallery Publications)

1 review
Leah Kharibian

National Gallery London, 2006

Classic Velasquez
This book is the catalogue for a blockbuster exhibition that was held at the National Gallery in London in 2006. Pictured and analysed here are 46 of the artist's paintings, mostly court portraits (the Spanish royal family) and biblical scenes. The text is divided into five chapters; especially interesting are the one on the technique of Velasquez and the one on the historical and sociological ...

Frames: National Gallery Pocket Guide (National Gallery London Publications)
Nicholas Penny

National Gallery London, 1997

Frames often catch the eye and arouse the curiosity of visitors to galleries and museums, yet labels and catalogues rarely comment on them. In this elegant survey, Nicholas Penny conveys his passionate interest in the history of frames, the design and techniques of frame-making, what frames do for paintings, and the part they play in the decoration and often the architecture of an interior.

Conservation of Paintings: National Gallery Pocket Guide (National Gallery London Publications)

3 reviews
David Bomford

National Gallery London, 1997

`Conservation of Paintings` - A Concise Jewel
The `Conservation of Paintings' is undoubtedly one of the best books about the restoration of paintings I have ever read. It is an authentic jewel for it gives you a general approach to the restoration techniques, yet it gives the reader perfect and unique examples from which one can understand better the various restoration techniques and situations. Constructed with easy to follow format with ...

Americans in Paris 1860-1900 (National Gallery Company)

6 reviews
Kathleen Adler, Erica E. Hirshler, ...

National Gallery London, 2006

Excellent catalog
The quality of exhibition catalogs ranges from poor to excellent. In this case, we have a catalog that fulfills all most important requirements. For one, although some snobs describe it as "pretty pictures', the reproductions are accurate, and their size is good. Especially when it comes to paintings that belong to private collections, the only hope to be reminded of the emotions one felt in the ...

Renaissance Faces: Van Eyck to Titian
National Gallery, Lorne Campbell, ...

National Gallery London, 2008

This comprehensive survey traces the development of portrait painting in Northern and Southern Europe during the Renaissance, when the genre first flourished. These two regions developed their own distinct styles and techniques but were also influenced by one another in fascinating ways. In essays that focus on the intriguing relationship between artists working in Italy and northern Europe, renowned specialists analyze the notion of ...

Raphael: From Urbino to Rome

1 review
Hugo Chapman, Tom Henry, ...

National Gallery London, 2008

Raphael: From Urbino to Rome
Superb cataloge of an excelent exhibition. The texts are very original and accurate and the reproductions are of the best quality. A book to read and treasure. Hector Cardenas

One Hundred Details from the National Gallery
Kenneth Clark

National Gallery London, 2008

Originally published in 1938 when Kenneth Clark was director of the National Gallery, London, this book presents Clark?s favorite details from paintings in the museum?s collection. Newly updated and handsomely illustrated, this landmark book juxtaposes pairs of details rarely viewed together??such as cupids from Velázquez?s Rokeby Venus and Correggio?s The School of Love ??to illuminate fascinating analogies and contrasts between paintings ...

Venice through Canaletto's Eyes (National Gallery London Publications)
David Bomford, Gabriele Finaldi

National Gallery London, 1998

This beautiful book takes the reader on a journey through Canaletto`s native Venice. Through a spectacular group of Canaletto`s masterpieces in the National Gallery Collection and other works relating to them, the authors explore the artist`s painting technique and treatment of the topography of Venice, showing how Canaletto altered scenes to emphasize certain aspects and moods of the city. National Gallery, London, Publications Paper ...

On Reflection

1 review
Jonathan Miller

National Gallery London, 1998

An erudite, stimulating, beautifully illustrated book.
'On Reflection' is a highly erudite, constantly stimulating, beautifully (and always aptly) illustrated book. Miller has that rare gift of being able to share and indeed pass on his own limitless curiosity about phenomena we normally take for granted: in this case reflections in life and art. Since reading the book I have found myself looking anew at familiar paintings, staring intensely at ...

Fabric of Vision
Anne Hollander

National Gallery London, 2002

This beautifully illustrated and innovative book examines how artists have used clothing and drapery-real and imagined, sacred and secular-as elements in their paintings to give emphasis and emotional force to their figures. All kinds of draped cloth, from austere dress to billowing draperies, become in the hands of a gifted artist a dramatic and exciting means to ennoble and sanctify painted figures, to create sensual or erotic effects, and to ...

Radical Light: Italy's Divisionist Painters, 1891-1910 (National Gallery Publications)
Giovanna Ginex, Vivien Greene, ...

National Gallery London, 2008

Italian Divisionism was arguably the most significant art movement in Italy during the last decades of the 19th century. Often misinterpreted as a simple derivative of French Neo-Impressionism, Divisionism actually diverged from the French school in both aims and results. Italian Divisionists were motivated by a basic dissatisfaction with modern civilization and a desire both to endow art with a scientific approach and make it an instrument of ...

Leon Kossoff: Drawing from Painting (National Gallery Company)
Colin Wiggins, Juliet Wilson-Bareau, ...

National Gallery London, 2007

Known for his expressive portraits and London landscapes, draftsman, printmaker, and painter Leon Kossoff (b. 1926) is one of the most significant British artists of the past fifty years. A member of the School of London??a group of loosely representational painters including Frank Auerbach, Francis Bacon, and Lucian Freud??Kossoff views drawing as fundamental to the artistic process and has turned to art history for inspiration throughout his ...

Madame De Pompadour: Images of a Mistress
Colin Jones

National Gallery London, 2002

As mistress to King Louis XV from 1745 until her death in 1764, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, marquise de Pompadour, was portrayed in an impressive array of paintings, engravings, sculpture, and other media. Most of these representations were made under her careful supervision and control, as she sought to maintain her place at the king's side and to develop authority and influence at the royal court and in national politics. To this end, the ...

Art of Light: German Renaissance Stained Glass (National Gallery Publications)
National Gallery

National Gallery London, 2007

Spirit of an Age: Nineteenth-Century Paintings from the Nationalgalerie, Berlin (National Gallery London ...

1 review

National Gallery London, 2001

All They Ever Painted
In 2001, the National Gallery of London and the National Gallery of Art in DC exhibited about 70 of the most important 19th-century paintings from the Nationalgalerie of Berlin, Germany. The SPIRIT OF AN AGE catalogue grouped them, as Romantic landscapes; Nazarenes and late Romantics; Color, light and air; Biedermeier realism; the Kaiserzeit; Escaping to Italy; Pure painting; Embracing the French ...

If the Paintings Could Talk
Michael Wilson

National Gallery London, 2008

If the Paintings Could Talk reveals the hidden histories of paintings in the National Gallery, London. With a treasury of fascinating facts, discoveries, and tales, this book describes the flight a work took down a mountainside and the portrait that appeared in a James Bond film, among many other entertaining events and stories. An engaging, accessible, and highly original gallery guide that cross-references entries throughout, the book ...

The National Gallery Companion Guide: Revised and Expanded Edition (National Gallery London Publications)

1 review
Erika Langmuir

National Gallery London, 2008

A must-have for any art lover.
This book is what visitors to the National Gallery (London) buy when they're there. However, it can be read at home too, since it reprints over 200 paintings in the Gallery in full color, and provides detailed descriptions of each. A great way to introduce children to art as well as good reading for -- just about anyone really.

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