The National Gallery in London is one of the best art galleries in the World with a broad collection of masterpieces from Renaissance to Post-Impressionism.
Link to the National Gallery - Part I: https://www.tadart.co.uk/post/the-national-gallery-part-i
Route C
This route offers mixture of different art styles.
Bronzino, An Allegory with Venus and Cupid, Mannerism
The painting of Allegory with Venus and Cupid is probably the most known Bronzino’s work.
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Canaletto, A Regatta on the Grand Canal, Rococo
Sometimes I wonder how many paintings Canaletto painted because every art gallery I have been to has at least one of his paintings.
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William Turner, Dido building Carthage, 19th century (Romanticism)
Turner is a well-known English painter and the National Gallery has several of his paintings. However, if you are a fan of his work, definitely visit Tate Britain in London where they built him a mini gallery that houses a large collection of his paintings.
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Clade-Joseph Vernet, A Shipwreck in Stormy Seas, Rococo
Actually this was the first time I noticed Vernet’s work, finding the motion in this painting quite interesting.
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William Turner, Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway, 19th century (Romanticism)
This is an iconic Turner’s painting.
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John Constable, The Hay Wain, Romanticism
Constable was another celebrated English painter who specialised in painting landscapes.
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Hans Holbein the Younger, The Ambassadors, Renaissance
This is the most known Holbein’s painting depicting Hean de Dinteville, the French ambassador to the court of Henry VIII, and Georges de Selve, the Bishop of Lavaur.
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Hans Holbein the Younger, The Ambassadors, Renaissance
That large “smudge” in the middle of the floor at the bottom of the painting is a scull, which can be seen from a different perspective (either left bottom lying on the floor (I would not recommend trying) or right side standing next to the frame).
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The end of Route B and Route C – Impressionists and Postimpressionists
This section of the gallery is always packed. For the first I had chance to enjoy it peacefully.
In the first room there is a whole wall of Monet’s works. The second wall has Renoir’s artworks while the third shows Cezanne’s paintings.
Claude Monet, Impressionism
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Claude Monet, Poplars on the Epte, Impressionism
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Claude Monet, Water-Lilies, Setting Sun, Impressionism
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August Renoir, Impressionism
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Paul Cezanne, Post-Impressionism
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Paul Cezanne, Still Life with Water Jug, Post-Impressionism
It is always interesting to see unfinished works of great masters as it shows how they approached painting.
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Paul Cezanne, Bathers, Post-Impressionism
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Paul Cezanne, Forest Path, Post-Impressionism
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Gustav Klimt, Portrait of Hermine Gallia, Art Nouveau
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Georges Seurat, Bathers at Asnières, Neo-Impressionism
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Georges Seurat, The Channel of Gravelines, Grand Fort-Philippe, Neo-Impressionism
Neo-Impressionism is also called Pointillism as neo-impressionist paintings are made of dots or small brushstrokes. Pointillists were masters of colours as they carefully placed different colours next to each other in order to create subjects of their paintings.
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Henri Rousseau, Surprised!, Naïve Painting
Rousseau depicts scenes from a jungle despite the fact he has never been to or seen one. He used flowers in his flat in Paris as an inspiration source for his paintings.
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Camille Pissarro, The Boulevard Montmartre at Night, Impressionism
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Vincent van Gogh, Van Gogh’s Chair, Post-Impressionism
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Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield, with Cypresses, Post-Impressionism
There is so much energy coming out of the painting. This is a must-see!
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Édouard Manet, The Execution of Maximilian, Impressionism
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Camille Pissarro, Impressionism
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