The National Gallery, London
WEBThe Nation's Gallery. The story of European art, masterpiece by masterpiece.
Plan your visit | Visiting | National Gallery, London
WEBPlan your visit. The National Gallery is free to visit. Booking is recommended, some walk up tickets are available. Open daily 10am–6pm and Friday until 9pm (Closed 24–26 December and 1 January) Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN.
Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890) | National Gallery, London
WEBVan Gogh was born in Holland, the son of a pastor; he travelled to London in 1873, and first visited Paris in 1874. Over the next decade he was employed in various ways, including as a lay preacher. By 1883 he had started painting, and in 1885-6 he attended the academy in Antwerp where he was impressed by Japanese prints and by the work of Rubens.
Top 20 paintings | Stories | National Gallery, London
WEBDetail from Jan van Eyck, 'The Arnolfini Portrait', 1434. Detail from Hans Holbein the Younger, 'The Ambassadors', 1533. Detail from Joseph Mallord William Turner, 'The Fighting Temeraire', 1839. Detail from Leonardo da Vinci, 'The Virgin of the Rocks', about 1491/2-9 and 1506-8. The most popular painting page, with the highest number of views ...
Search the collection | Paintings | National Gallery, London
WEBSearch the collection. Search or browse our collection of more than 2,600 paintings. The "To" year should be greater than or equal to the "From" year. The "From" and "To" years should be between 1823 and 2024. A young man kneels on a river bank, struggling to pull a large, wriggling fish out of the water.
Michelangelo (1475 - 1564) | National Gallery, London
WEBThis is an old copy, badly damaged in places, of a now lost painting that Michelangelo made for Alfonso d’Este, Duke of Ferrara, in 1530. The Duke had recently received three mythological paintings from Titian, including the National Gallery’s Bacchus and Ariadne, so in accepting the commission M... This painting by an unknown artist is ...
Exhibitions | National Gallery, London
WEB4 October 2024 – 12 January 2025. Immerse yourself in 200 years of extraordinary National Gallery stories. Free.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519) | National Gallery, London
WEBIn April 1519 Leonardo, now 67, drew up his will. He left most of his works to his adored pupil and companion, Francesco Melzi. He died later that year and was buried in Amboise. Painter, sculptor, architect, designer, theorist, engineer and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci created some of the most famous images in European art.
The Virgin of the Rocks | NG1093 - The National Gallery, London
WEBThe confraternity’s chapel was destroyed in 1576, the altarpiece was broken up and parts were sold. The Virgin of the Rocks. Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo’s mysterious painting shows the Virgin Mary with Saint John the Baptist, Christ’s cousin, and an angel. All kneel to adore the infant Christ, who in turn raises his hand to bless them.
Highlights from the collection - The National Gallery, London
WEBExplore our most popular masterpieces. Rachel Ruysch’s elegant bouquet carries a breath of autumn. Pear blossom, peonies, honeysuckle and columbine all bloom early in the year, but the burnt orange and deep green of the lilies, the seed pod straggling over the edge of the shelf, the ripe wheat and the dry, veined leaves turn away thou...