The National Gallery

　　The National Gallery (The National Gallery), also translated as the National Picture Gallery, is an art museum located on the north side of Trafalgar Square in central London, UK. It was established in 1824. The gallery houses a collection of up to 2,300 paintings dating from the 13th to the 19th century. Since the collection belongs to the British public, the gallery is open to the public free of charge, although occasionally there are special exhibitions that require an admission fee.

　　The works in the National Gallery mainly date from 1260 to 1900. The National Gallery is divided into four wings—southeast, southwest, northwest, and northeast—and exhibits artworks in chronological order. The early Renaissance section includes Leonardo da Vinci’s famous charcoal sketch “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist.” The period of full bloom features paintings from Italy and Germany. Between 1600 and 1700, there are works from the Netherlands, Italy, France, and Spain.

　　Famous collections in the National Gallery mainly include the following works: Jan van Eyck’s “The Arnolfini Portrait”; Sandro Botticelli’s “Venus and Mars”; Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Virgin of the Rocks” and “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist” (The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist); Diego Velázquez’s “The Rokeby Venus” (The Rokeby Venus); Paolo Uccello’s “Niccolò Mauruzi da Tolentino at the Battle of San Romano” from the three-part series “The Battle of San Romano”; Michelangelo’s “The Entombment”; Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers – Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers,” among others.

　　The National Gallery Must-visit reason: One of the UK’s premier art galleries Continent: Europe【Europe】 Country/Region: Britain[Britain] Province/State: Greater London [Greater London] City: London [London]