The National Gallery London

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About this book
Homan Potterton here gives a bird's-eye view of one of the richest
collections of paintings in the world. Others may excel in particular
schools, but the National Gallery of London is unique in its coverage of
the whole of European painting, from International Gothic to Post-
Impressionism. The illustrations, of which 75 are in colour, include
works by great masters of all periods: Botticelli and Leonardo, Michel-
angelo and Titian, El Greco and Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer,
Watteau and Gainsborough, Constable and Turner, Degas, Cézanne and
(one of the gallery's latest acquisitions) Klimt. A novel feature is the
inclusion of comparative illustrations showing such things as related
works, preliminary drawings, and X-ray photographs, in order to explain
a painting's evolution. —_
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About this book
Homan Potterton here gives a bird's-eye view of one of the richest
collections of paintings in the world. Others may excel in particular
schools, but the National Gallery of London is unique in its coverage of
the whole of European painting, from International Gothic to Post-
Impressionism. The illustrations, of which 75 are in colour, include
works by great masters of all periods: Botticelli and Leonardo, Michel-
angelo and Titian, El Greco and Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer,
Watteau and Gainsborough, Constable and Turner, Degas, Cézanne and
(one of the gallery's latest acquisitions) Klimt. A novel feature is the
inclusion of comparative illustrations showing such things as related
works, preliminary drawings, and X-ray photographs, in order to explain
a painting's evolution. —_
The Introduction is divided into two parts. The first tells the story of the
growth of the collection. The second is a description of the physical
components of a painting (wood, canvas, paint, varnish) and the
technique of cleaning, restoring and conserving them. The book ends with
a complete list of all the National Gallery's 2,044 pictures, forming an
invaluable reference catalogue.
Homan Potterton
was born in Ireland in 1946 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. After
post-graduate studies at Edinburgh University he joined the staff of the
National Gallery of Ireland. Since 1974 he has been an Assistant Keeper at
the National Gallery, London. Vissza