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One hundred great paintings, Louise Govier

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One hundred great paintings

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Louise Govier

The National Gallery in London houses one of the richest collections of Western European paintings in the world, ranging from the 13th to the 20th century. In this beautiful book, one hundred of the greatest works from the collection, each by a different artist, are presented in chronological order, and accompanied by a lively, informative text and full-page color reproductions. From the earliest--a remnant of an Italian altarpiece dating from around 1265--to the most recent--Paul Cézanne's great Bathers, of about 1894--1905--each painting has been carefully chosen for the unique significance it holds; whether representing a particular artist,_place or time, or simply for its beauty and the pleasure it provides to the viewer. The painters featured here include some of the most famous names in European art--Duccio, Giotto, Dürer, Holbein, van Eyck, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt, El Greco, Velázquez, Zurbarán, Goya, Caravaggio, Claude, Poussin, Hogarth, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Constable, Turner, Courbet, Manet, Monet, Renoir, Degas, Rousseau, and Van Gogh--and some of the most iconic paintings in the world--The Wilton Diptych, The Arnolfini Portrait, The Ambassadors, and Sunflowers. These selected highlights introduce some of the most inspiring paintings ever made. The reader can dip in to explore individual paintings, or read from cover to cover for a full survey

The Virgin and Child enthroned -- The Virgin and Child with angels -- The healing of the man born blind -- The coronation of the Virgin, with adoring saints -- The Wilton diptych -- The Virgin and Child -- The vision of Saint Eustace -- Saint Francis renounces his earthly father -- The battle of San Romano -- The Annunciation -- The baptism of Christ -- Portrait of a lady -- The Arnolfini portrait -- A man and a woman -- The Entombment -- The Deposition -- Saint Michael triumphs over the devil -- The Agony in the garden -- Tobias and the angel -- The martyrdom of Saint Sebastian -- Venus and Mars -- The Annunciation, with Saint Emidius -- The fight between the Lapiths and the centaurs -- Three panels from an altarpiece, Certosa -- Penelope with the suitors -- Doge Leonardo Loredan -- The Donne triptych -- Saint Jerome -- Christ mocked -- The Virgin of the Rocks -- The Entombment -- The Madonna of the pinks -- The Mass of Saint Giles -- The Virgin and Child with saints and donor -- The adoration of the kings -- Saint Jerome in a rocky landscape -- Joseph with Jacob in Egypt -- The Madonna and Child with saints -- Cupid complaining to Venus -- The ambassadors -- Diana and Actaeon -- Giovanni della Volta with his wife and children -- Portrait of a young man -- An allegory with Venus and Cupid -- The family of Darius before Alexander -- The origin of the Milky Way -- The adoration of the Kings -- The four elements : fire -- Samson and Delilah -- Equestrian portrait of Charles I -- The concert -- Young man holding a skull -- Self portrait at the age of 34 -- The large dort -- The courtyard of a house in Delft -- The interior of the Buurkerk at Utrecht -- Still life with drinking-horn -- The effects of intemperance -- A young woman standing at a virginal -- A landscape with a ruined castle and a church -- The avenue at Middelharnis -- Seaport with the embarkation of the saint, Ursula -- The adoration of the golden calf -- Cardinal de Richelieu -- Alexander and his doctor -- The supper at Emmaus -- Christ appearing to Saint Peter on the Appian Way -- The dead Christ mourned by two angels -- Perseus turning Phineas and his followers to stone -- Christ driving the traders from the temple -- Saint Francis in meditation -- The toilet of Venus -- The heavenly and earthly trinities -- Still life with oranges and walnuts -- The Duke of Wellington -- The stonemason's yard -- An allegory with Venus and Time -- The scale of love -- The house of cards -- Madame de Pompadour at her tambour frame -- Portrait of Jacobus Blauw -- Marriage a-la-mode : 1, the marriage settlement -- Mr. and Mrs. Andrews -- Colonel Tarleton -- Whistlejacket -- The hay wain -- The fighting temeraire -- The execution of Lady Jane Grey -- Peasants under the trees at dawn -- Madame Moitessier -- Young ladies on the bank of the Seine -- The execution of Maximilian -- Bathers at La Grenouillère -- The umbrellas -- The Boulevard Montmartre at night -- Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando -- Bathers at Asnières -- Sunflowers -- Surprised! -- Bathers

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