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One Hundred Great Paintings by Louise Govier
Category: Art and Design | Series: National Gallery Company (YUP) Ser.
This beautiful book presents one hundred great works from the National Gallery Collection, each by a different artist. Arranged in chronological order and accompanied by Louise Govier's lively text, full-page reproductions of these selected highlights introduce you to some of the most inspiring painting ...Show more
Oscar Wilde and His Circle by Simon Callow
Category: Biography | Series: National Portrait Gallery Companions
One of literatures most witty personalities, Oscar Wilde captivated London society. In this perceptive appraisal of Wilde and those around him including Aubrey Beardsley, Sir Max Beerbohm and Wildes lover, Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie) Simon Callow captures the spirit of one of Britains most feted, but ul ...Show more
Pepys and His Contemporaries : A Pocketbook Guide to Diarist Samuel Pepys and His Era by Richard Ollard
Category: History | Series: National Portrait Gallery Companions
Samuel Pepys's Diary stands with Shakespeare and the King James Bible as an indisputable treasure of English literature. As a picture of England, and especially of London, in the age of King Charles II, of Wren and Newton and Nell Gwyn, of the Plague and the Great Fire, it is a rare and honest report th ...Show more
Picture This! The Kids' Guide to the National Gallery by Paul Thurlby
Category: Children's | Series: National Gallery
Come on a fascinating tour of one of the world's most-visited museums and discover more about masterpieces and the stories behind them. This wonderful introduction to the National Gallery brings paintings to life and is both a perfect companion for visiting the museum and a fantastic platform for childr ...Show more
Renaissance Faces: Van Eyck to Titian by Lorne Campbell
Category: Art and Design | Series: National Gallery London
Explores the development of portrait painting in Northern and Southern Europe during the Renaissance, when the genre first flourished. This book considers the relationship between artists of the north and south to illuminate the notion of likeness. It offers research on some of the greatest portraitists ...Show more
Seduced by Art: Photography Past and Present by Hope Kingsley
Category: Photography | Series: National Gallery London
Today's photography is part of our own cultural moment, but it also arises from artistic traditions of the past. "Seduced by Art" looks at the effects of art and its history on the creation of photographs, tracing continuities in aims, visual style, and technical experimentation. This sumptuous book sho ...Show more
Shakespeare and His Contemporaries by Charles Nicholl
Category: Classics | Series: National Portrait Gallery Companions
Shakespeare and his Contemporaries by Charles Nicholl William Shakespeare and his contemporaries helped create not only a new kind of theatre but also a new form of language. In an age of religious and political warfare, they found expression for what it means to be human. Yet although Shakespeare's lif ...Show more
Spanish Paintings of the Fifteenth Through Nineteenth Centuries by Jonathan Brown; Richard G. Mann
Category: Art and Design | Series: National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogues Ser.
The National Gallery's collection of Spanish paintings is distinguished by seven of El Greco's works from every period of his activity in Italy and Spain; Diego Vel zquez' work on an intimate scale; Bartolom Esteban Murillo's images addressing both the sacred and profane; and seven of Francisco de Goya' ...Show more
The Bloomsbury Group by Frances Spalding
Category: Biography | Series: National Portrait Gallery Companions
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Bloomsbury Group transformed British culture with their innovative approach to art, design and society. In this book Frances Spalding presents over twenty fascinating biographies, all of which are illustrated with paintings and intimate photographs created ...Show more
The Great Art Activity Book by Paul Thurlby
Category: Children's | Series: National Gallery Paul Thurlby Ser.
Get creative with one of the world's most-visited museums and discover more about masterpieces and the stories behind them. This wonderful activity book will help bring the paintings to life in fun and interesting ways. It's a fantastic platform for children developing a lifelong love of art as well as ...Show more
The Italian Paintings Before 1400: National Gallery Catalogues by Dillian Gordon
Category: Art | Series: National Gallery London
The National Gallery houses one of the most important collections of early Italian paintings outside Italy, including works by Cimabue, Duccio, Giotto and the di Cione brothers. Since these were last catalogued there have been four new acquisitions, while reexamination of the collection has revealed, th ...Show more
The Jungle Books by Rudyard. Kipling; The National Gallery
Category: Childrens | Series: The\National Gallery Masterpiece Classics Ser.
Part of a new series of beloved children's classics featuring unique covers of famous artwork. Relive Mowgli's jungle adventures, in the original full text, in this new edition.