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NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART COLLECTIONS
1. AMERICAN PAINTINGS
The breadth of this collection reveals many themes: portraiture, a desire for accuracy
in depicting American life and landscape, and a social conscience.
2. FRENCH 19TH-CENTURY PAINTINGS
Especially rich in works of the Impressionists, this collection includes some of the
world's most beloved works of art, like Monet's
Japanese Footbridge
or Degas'
Four
Dancers
.
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3. ITALIAN 13TH- TO 15TH- CENTURY PAINTINGS
Best known for the increasing mastery of the naturalistic portrayal of the human fig-
ure and of interior and exterior settings, the works in this collection still have appeal-
ing variety: decorative, mystical, simple, and elegant.
4. ITALIAN 16TH-CENTURY PAINTING
The mature flowering of the Renaissance bursts forth in this deep and broad collec-
tion of works by Raphael, Giorgione, Titian, and many others.
5. WORKS ON PAPER
The National Gallery is especially strong in this area. Repeat visitors see an almost
unbelievable quantity and variety of exquisite drawings, prints, illustrated books,
and photographs. The permanent collection contains more than 65,000 items, dat-
ing as far back as the 11th century.
6. DUTCH AND FLEMISH PAINTINGS
Again, visitors will find an overwhelmingly rich array of Old Master works by artists
such as Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Van Dyck, Rubens, Vermeer, and their contempor-
aries.
