Books published by National Gallery Company Ltd

"Published to accompany the exhibition: "Sea star: Sean Scully at the National Gallery" 13 April - 11 August 2019"--Title page verso.

An accessible introduction to American painter Winslow Homer, examining his work through the lens of conflict

A significant publication of original writing on Lucian Freud, including interviews with leading contemporary artists, marking the 100th anniversary of his birth

An exploration of the fascinating parallels and differences between Picasso's Woman with a Book and Ingres's Madame Moitessier

This richly illustrated publication explores the lasting influence of Gainsborough's Blue Boy on British art and culture

Presenting new work by American artist Kehinde Wiley, as he explores the European landscape tradition through film and painting

An exploration of Nicolas Poussin's influential classical style through his paintings of dance and dancers

The annual journal of scientific research from the National Gallery

An exploration of Durer's career and legacy as an international traveling artist

A definitive overview of one of the most celebrated figures of the Italian Renaissance

Published to accompany the exhibition Leonardo: Experience a Masterpiece at the National Gallery, London, 9 November 2019-12 January 2020.

"Published to accompany the exhibition "Nicolaes Maes - Dutch master of the Golden Age" Mauritshuis, The Hague, 17 October 2019 - 19 January 2020, The National Gallery, London, 22 February - 31 May 2020."

Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431-1506) and Giovanni Bellini (active c. 1459; died 1516) each produced groundbreaking paintings, marked by pictorial and technical innovations, that are among the masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance. Exploring the fruitful dynamic between Mantegna's inventive compositional approach and interest in classical antiquity and Bellini's passion for landscape painting, this fascinating volume examines how these two artists, who were also brothers-in-law, influenced and responded to each other's work. Full of new insights and captivating juxtapositions-including comparisons of each of the artist's depictions of the Agony in the Garden and the Presentation to the Temple-this study reveals that neither Mantegna's nor Bellini's achievements can be fully understood in isolation and that their continuous creative exchanges shaped the work of both.

Landscape is probably the most popular type of painting, but anyone who has ever been disappointed by vacation photographs knows how difficult it is to turn a view into a picture. This book shows how artists in past centuries translated outdoor space and light into paint, and how landscape imagery evolved from mere ornament into a visual metaphor of the human condition. The story is told from its beginnings in Roman mural decoration, through the Renaissance transformation of landscape into a vehicle for feelings and ideas, to the Impressionist revolution and beyond. The continuing relevance of art to how we see the world, and our place in it, is demonstrated through a practical discussion of optics of real and painted landscape, illustrated with works from the National Gallery, London. >Published by National Gallery, London/Distributed by Yale University Press

The first publication to consider the relationship between these two major artists of the High Renaissance

In 2014, the contemporary painter George Shaw (b. 1966) began a two-year post as associate artist in the National Gallery, London. This book documents his experiences there, as well as the work he produced in response to the Gallery's collection. Shaw is known for his minutely detailed and luminously atmospheric depictions of the urban landscape and woodlands of central England. Painting scenes from his native region, Shaw meditates on the central themes of relationships, ancestry, and love. His preferred medium, Humbrol enamel paint, is a deliberate means of distancing himself from the traditions of oil painting-and, it might seem, from the values embedded in the National Gallery itself. Yet as a teenager in Coventry, Shaw was fascinated by the Gallery, traveling regularly to London to draw from those artists he found inspiring. This engaging volume reproduces his first series of paintings on canvas, together with working drawings and an essay by the artist himself. Published by National Gallery Company/distributed by Yale University PressExhibition Schedule:The National Gallery, London (05/11/16-10/30/16)