What kind of art does the National Gallery have?

The NGA’s collection galleries and Sculpture Garden display European and American paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, and decorative arts. Paintings in the permanent collection date from the Middle Ages to the present.

What is the National Gallery of art famous for?

The National Gallery of Art, founded as a gift to the nation, serves as a center of visual art, education, and culture. Our collection of more than 150,000 paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photographs, prints, and drawings spans the history of Western art and showcases some of the triumphs of human creativity.

Does the National Gallery have modern art?

In the half-century since the Dale bequest, the Gallery’s collection of modern art has come into its own. Among modern movements, fauvism, abstract expressionism, pop, and minimalism are well represented. A Collectors Committee has made important annual gifts of modern art to the Gallery since 1975.

Can you draw in the National Gallery?

Sketching and drawing are permitted in the Gallery with the following guidelines: No sketching is permitted in doorways or access routes.

Who created the National Gallery of Art?

Andrew W. Mellon
National Gallery of Art/Founders
The founder of the National Gallery of Art was Andrew William Mellon (1855-1937). Having entered his Pittsburgh family’s banking business at age nineteen, Mellon became a highly successful financier and industrialist.

Why was the National Gallery created?

The National Gallery was founded in 1824 when the British government bought a collection of 38 paintings from the estate of the merchant John Julius Angerstein (1735–1823). Since 1856 the National Gallery also has had responsibility for the historical portraits housed in the National Portrait Gallery.

How many paintings does the National Gallery own?

These pictures belong to the public and entrance to see them is free. The National Gallery Collection contains over 2,300 works, including many famous works, such as van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait, Velázquez’s Rokeby Venus, Turner’s Fighting Temeraire and Van Gogh’s Sunflowers.

When was the National Gallery of Art founded?

March 24, 1937, Washington, D.C., United States
National Gallery of Art/Founded

When was the National Gallery of art founded?