Audio guide NATIONAL GALLERY LONDON (EN)

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HISTORY

Get ready to dive into a gargantuan collection of paintings ranging from the end of the thirteenth century up to the nineteenth century, with a selection of art from every Western European school. You...

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3:06

PRESENTATION

In addition to being one of the most extraordinary collections of paintings in the world, the National Gallery is definitely also the cheapest: it's free! If you'd like to visit the gallery in...

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2:28

WILTON DIPTYCH

As you can see, paintings with gold backgrounds prevail in the first few rooms of the National Gallery. Let me tell you about one of these: it is a jewel dating back to the last few years of the 14th...

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2:38

ARNOLFINI PORTRAIT VAN EYCK

With the room dedicated to 15th-century Flemish painting, you are now fully immersed in Art with a capital A. Choosing from among the many masterpieces by Jan Van Eyck, I'd like to tell you about the...

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2:36

ST. JEROME ANTONELLO DA MESSINA

The room with Van Eyck's works also contains a painting that's interesting to compare with them, despite coming from a very different geographic context. The work titled St. Jerome in His Study by...

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2:57

PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA

Just before entering the room dedicated to the Italian painter Piero della Francesca, you'll often see a guard asking you to remain silent, almost like at the entrance to a sanctuary. Here you can...

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2:37

LEONARDO THE VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS

Now let me tell you about one of the masterpieces by the great genius Leonardo da Vinci: The Virgin of the Rocks. The painting you are admiring is actually the second version depicting the same...

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2:48

THE AMBASSADORS HOLBEIN

Now let me tell you about one of the National Gallery's most admired paintings, the portrait of the so-called French Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger. Signed and dated at the bottom, the...

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2:33

CARAVAGGIO SUPPER AT EMMAUS

Among the 17th-century masterpieces of the National Gallery you can't miss admiring Supper at Emmaus by Michelangelo Merisi, also known as Caravaggio. This canvas was painted in the early 17th century...

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2:32

VERMEER LADY STANDING AT A VIRGINAL

I'd like to tell you about Lady Standing at a Virginal, a work by one of the greatest Dutch painters of the 17th century, Jan Vermeer. His paintings were created slowly with meticulous care and are...

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3:01

REMBRANDT

Now I'm going to tell you about three paintings by Rembrandt van Rijn, the greatest of the 17th-century Dutch painters. Let's start with the smallest one, which was painted in 1654 and has always been...

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2:09

VAN GOGH SUNFLOWERS

Your tour through the National Gallery concludes with the work titled Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh: this theme was quite dear to the Dutch artist, who painted them several times in a series of...

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London NATIONAL GALLERY

HISTORY

PRESENTATION

WILTON DIPTYCH

ARNOLFINI PORTRAIT VAN EYCK

ST. JEROME ANTONELLO DA MESSINA

PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA

LEONARDO THE VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS

THE AMBASSADORS HOLBEIN

CARAVAGGIO SUPPER AT EMMAUS

VERMEER LADY STANDING AT A VIRGINAL

REMBRANDT

VAN GOGH SUNFLOWERS