ISBN NATIONAL GALLERY COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, Kunst & design, Engels, Paperback

THE NATIONAL GALLERY Ân COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE The National Gallery's collection of Europcan paintings from the thirteenth to the carly twentieth century ìs one of the richest and most comprehensive in the world, The Complete Illustrated Catalogue provìdes concise and up-to-date information on every work owned by the National Gallery and on permanent or long-term loan. | * Over 2200 entries arranged alphabetically by | artist gìve information on every work. * All the works of art are illustrated, the majority ìn colour. Paintings too large to be represented clearly in the body of the Catalogue are shown in greater detail at the back. * Each entry includes the tide of the picture, ìts date, attribution, inventory number, support, medium and dimensions. The text describes the __subject matter, origin, function and provenance of each work, and gives bibliographical references. . * Inscriptüions are transcribed and translated. | * Each artist is gìven a brief biography. \ * A bibliography at the end of the Catalogue lists r studies of works in the collection. * A comprchensìve index provides easy access to the wealth of information found in the Catalogue. The Complete Illustrated Catalogue is an essential reference work for art historians, students, teachers and picture researchers. For general readers, the quality and chronological range of the collection make it an ideal starting point for those studying the history of Westem European painting. The Complete Illustrated Catalogue is also available on CD-ROM. See back flap for further information, Deutsche Morgan Grentell : „__This edition is sponsored by Morgan Grenlell Group