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EXHIBITIONVeronese: Magnificence in Renaissance Venice
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‘If there is only one show that you are going to make an effort to see this year, make sure that this is the one.’
Rachel Campbell-Johnston, The Times
Experience the colourful, dramatic and spectacular art of Paolo Veronese – one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance.
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Buy book | Detail from Paolo Veronese, ‘The Martyrdom of Saint George’, about 1565. San Giorgio in Braida, Verona © Photo Scala, Florence |
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| DON’T MISS | | LAST CHANCE TO SEE |
| Strange Beauty: Masters of the German Renaissance | | The Sunflowers |
| 19 February – 11 May 2014 | | 25 January – 27 April 2014
Admission free |
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| Detail from Lucas Cranach the Elder, ‘Cupid Complaining to Venus’, about 1525 | | Detail from Van Gogh, ‘Sunflowers’, 1888 |
What makes a work of art beautiful?
This exhibition takes a fresh look at German paintings by artists such as Holbein, Dürer and Cranach, alongside drawings and prints.
Ticket offer
Buy a ticket for the Veronese exhibition and see Strange Beauty for only £5 | | It’s your last chance to witness the reunion of two of Van Gogh’s iconic ‘Sunflower’ paintings, shown together in London for the first time in 65 years. |
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| NOW OPEN IN BARNARD CASTLE | | NEWS |
| The National Gallery Masterpiece Tour | | National Gallery acquires Agnew’s archive |
Barnard Castle: 22 March – 18 May 2014
Warwick: 4 October – 6 December 2014 | | |
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| Detail from Edouard Manet, ‘The Execution of Maximilian’, about 1867–8 | | |
| As part of its commitment to supporting regional galleries, the National Gallery is taking one of the Collection’s most-loved works on tour in 2014 as part of the three-year Masterpiece Tour. | | The National Gallery has expanded its Research Centre through the acquisition of the archive of art dealers Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd. |
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| NEWS | | EVENTS |
| National Gallery announces Peder Balke exhibition | | Renaissance Lates |
| | Every Friday, 6-9pm |
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| Detail from Peder Balke, 'The Tempest', about 1862 | | © Iain Crockart |
This autumn, the National Gallery will hold the first-ever UK exhibition focused on the paintings of Peder Balke.
This Norwegian artist is being rediscovered and recognised as one of the forerunners of modernist expressionism. | | As part of our Renaissance Spring season, why not come and see our Renaissance exhibitions on a Friday night?
Enjoy live music and cocktails in the Sainsbury Wing Foyer, along with a seasonal menu at the National Café. |
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| FROM THE SHOPS | | YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE... |
| Veronese range of gifts inspired by the exhibition | | The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk |
| | 9 April – 17 August 2014
Barbican Art Gallery |
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| Choose from our beautiful range of gifts inspired by paintings in the Veronese exhibition and in the Gallery’s collection. | | In the first major exhibition devoted to the celebrated French couturier, we invite you to explore Jean Paul Gaultier's fashion world. This theatrically staged exhibition brings together more than 140 cutting-edge couture and ready-to-wear garments from the early 1970s to the present day. |
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Painting of the Month:
Paolo Uccello’s ‘Saint George and the Dragon’ |
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| Detail from Paolo Uccello, 'Saint George and the Dragon', about 1470 |
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| He’s England’s national saint, but little can be said with any certainty of the life of Saint George. |
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