Exhibitions currently running:

Close Examination: Fakes, Mistakes and Discoveries - This exhibition explores the vital contributions of applied science to the understanding of Old Master paintings in the National Gallery. A world leader in its field, the Gallery employs advanced techniques in scientific examination, conservation and art historical research to investigate a painting’s physical properties. The exhibition will showcase some of the most intriguing stories behind paintings in the Gallery, as it explores the ways in which advances in scholarship and technology can reveal the misconceptions of the past. From 30 June until 12 September.

Frederick Cayley Robinson: Acts of Mercy - Frederick Cayley Robinson’s masterpiece, ‘Acts of Mercy’ (1916–20), comprises four large-scale allegorical works, which memorably explore the positive forces of the human spirit in the face of destruction. Cayley Robinson (1862–1927) is one of the most distinctive and yet elusive British painters of the early 20th century. Essentially a British Symbolist, Robinson created a striking variety of mood and atmosphere in his paintings to evoke complex emotional responses. From 14 July until17 October.

Venice: Canaletto and his Rivals - This exhibition presents the finest assembly of Venetian views since the much-celebrated display in Venice in 1967. It features works by Canaletto and all the major practitioners of the genre. Bringing together around 50 major loans from public and private collections across Europe and North America, the exhibition highlights the rich variety of Venetian view painting. The exhibition includes many of Canaletto’s greatest masterpieces, including ‘The Riva degli Schiavoni, looking West’ (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London), The Stonemason’s Yard (The National Gallery, London), and four of the finest works from the Royal Collection. From 13 October 2010 until 16 January 2011.

Light - Quite modest collection of paintings on the subject. Containing Pissaro`s wet view of Montmartre at night and Degas` circus performer.

Sainsbury Wing - Painting from 1260 - 1510, including van Eyck, Pierro della Francesca, Botticelli, Leonardo, Bellini and Raphael.

West Wing- Paintings from 1510 - 1600, including Cranach, Michelangelo, Holbein, Bronzino, Titian, Veronese and El Greco.

North Wing - Paintings from 1600 - 1700, including Vermeer, Rubens, van Dyck, Claude, Rembrandt, Velazquez and Poussin.

East Wing - Paintings from 1700 - 1900, including Cezanne, Turner, Gainsborough, Constable, van Gogh, Seurat, Monet and Renoir.

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