The National Gallery Companion Guide (National Gallery Company) (National Gallery London) - Softcover

Langmuir, Erika

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857093992 ISBN 13: 9781857093995

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2007

Synopsis

This beautifully illustrated and updated National Gallery Companion Guide introduces art lovers to one of the richest and most representative collections of Western European paintings in the world. Erika Langmuir offers enlightening commentary on more than 200 of the finest works----by painters including Piero della Francesca, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens, Velazquez, Ingres, and Degas----from the National Gallery's collection, along with masterpieces by less familiar artists. With this book, readers can trace the history of European painting from the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries; develop an eye for style, technique, imagery, and genre; and learn to appreciate the talents of artists in a variety of artistic and cultural contexts. The book takes into account the latest scholarship from the National Gallery and includes discussions of the museum's newest high-profile acquisitions.

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Review:

"'Erika Langmuir has the rare knack of coming at pictures both with spontaneous eyes and with great erudition lightly worn.' Neil MacGregor, Director, The British Museum"

Synopsis:

The "Companion Guide" introduces art lovers to one of the richest and most representative collections of Western European paintings in the world, including famous works by the greatest painters - Piero della Francesca, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens, Velazquez, Ingres, Degas and many others - and masterpieces by less familiar artists. Through her commentaries on over 200 of the National Gallery's finest works of art, Erika Langmuir enables the reader to trace the history of European painting from the thirteenth to the twentieth century, to develop an eye for style, technique, imagery and genre, and to appreciate the talents of individual artists producing paintings for different locations and patrons, in a variety of artistic and cultural contexts. The "Companion Guide" has sold over 200,000 copies world wide since it was first published in 1994. This edition of the National Gallery's best-selling publication has a new cover, while new origination of all illustrations ensures high quality reproductions.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1857093992
• ISBN 13: 9781857093995
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352