Презентація "THE NATIONAL GALLERY COLLECTION"

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The National Gallery Collection. The National Gallery was founded in 1824 and houses the national collection of Western Europe in painting: over 2,000 pictures from 1260 to 1900. The Collection represents all the major European schools of painting and includes masterpieces by virtually all the great artists. It is arranged by period in four wings:

The Sainsbury Wing. Paintin from 1260 to 1510 including Piero della Francesca, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Bellini and Rephael.

The West Wing. Painting from 1510 to 1610 including Cranach, Michelangelo, Holbein, Bronzino, Titian, Veronese and El Creco.

The North Wing. Painting from 1600 to 1700 including Rubens, Van Dyck, Poussin, Claude, Velazques, Rembrandt and Vermeer.

The East Wing. Painting from 1700 to 1900 including Gainshorough, Turner, Constable, Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Van Gogh and Seurat.

The Tate-National Exchange. Each year National Gallery and some other of Britain's or foreign galleries exchange paintings in an agreement. For example, this year it exchanges with Tate Gallery and the Staten Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen.

The Gallery Guide soundtrack. A unique portable Cd-player which provides audio commentaries to almost every painting displayed on the main floor. Available at no obligatory charge at the main entrance and Sainshury Wing foyer, it allows visitors to call up information on pictures og their choice. A highlights tour of 30 great paintings is available in six languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish.

The Computer Information Room'Micro Gallery'. A computerised information system of the entire Collection enabling visitors to expore individual areas of interest whether it is a particular painting, artist, period or subject matter. Use of the system is free of charge. Sainsbury Wing, first flood. Open Monday to Saturday 10 am to 5:30 pm(Wednesday until 7:30pm), Sunday 12 noon to 5:30 pm.