Trafalgar Square, London
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National Gallery, art museum in London that houses Great Britain’s national collection of European paintings. It is founded in 1824 and houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from altarpieces to the Impressionists, there’s something for everyone at the National Gallery.
It is regarded by many as the most representative sampling of European painting in the world. It has the most comprehensive collection of Italian Renaissance paintings outside Italy, with works by most of the great Florentine and Venetian masters of that period. There are also impressive holdings of works by various British, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Flemish painters from the 15th to the 19th century. Among the artists represented are Leonardo, Raphael, and Vermeer. The museum’s small collection of French Impressionist and Postimpressionist paintings is notable, and most of the works are exhibited.
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