National Gallery
Public art collection
The National Gallery is typically a country's principal public art museum, usually housing works of national importance.
In London, the National Gallery on Trafalgar Square contains one of the world's great collections of Western European painting.
Other countries have their own: the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the National Gallery of Australia.
The name signals government ownership and public access.
Supreme artistic achievement
- Old MastersPre-modern European artists
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- TitianFamed Venetian Renaissance artist
Vermeer · Turner · Monet · Van Gogh · Rembrandt · Caravaggio · Raphael · Botticelli
London's central public square
- LondonEngland's capital city
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
- porticoColumned covered entryway
- domeRounded vault forming roof
façade · steps · fountain · Nelson's Column · public institution · free entry · tourist destination
Collection overseer
- docentTrained museum tour leader
- wingLimb enabling flight
- hallInterior connecting pathway
- displayPresentation for viewing
tour · guidebook · audio guide · conservation · restoration · archive · catalogue · donation
Pigment on canvas
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- oil paintPigment bound with linseed
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
still life · altarpiece · triptych · religious art · Dutch Golden Age · Venetian · Flemish · brushwork
Reviewing what came before
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- installationProcess of putting in
- openingGap or start
- vernissageExhibition opening reception
preview · exhibit · blockbuster · viewing · presentation · curation · critique · catalogue
masterpiece
Supreme artistic achievement
- Old MastersPre-modern European artists
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
Titian · Vermeer · Turner · Monet · Van Gogh · Rembrandt · Caravaggio · Raphael · Botticelli · permanent collection
Trafalgar Square
London's central public square
- LondonEngland's capital city
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
- porticoColumned covered entryway
dome · façade · steps · fountain · Nelson's Column · public institution · free entry · tourist destination
curator
Collection overseer
display · tour · guidebook · audio guide · conservation · restoration · archive · catalogue · donation · endowment
painting
Pigment on canvas
landscape · still life · altarpiece · triptych · religious art · Dutch Golden Age · Venetian · Flemish · brushwork · chiaroscuro
retrospective
Reviewing what came before
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- installationProcess of putting in
- openingGap or start
vernissage · preview · exhibit · blockbuster · viewing · presentation · curation · critique · catalogue · wall text
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National Galleryprivate collection
Items owned, not exhibited
private gallery · private museum · commercial gallery · auction house
National Gallerycommercial gallery
Space selling visual artwork
auction house · Christie's · Sotheby's · art market · gallery shop
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