The National Gallery
Description:
The National Gallery is the British national art
museum built on the north side of European art ranging from 13th-century
religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older
collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more
modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by
a ground floor entrance
Layout:
The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the
building houses 13th-to15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio,
Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.
The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and
artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel,
Bronzino, Titan and Veronest.
The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and
artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and
Vermeer.
The East Wing houses 18th-to early 20th-century
paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and
Van Gogh
Opening Hours:
The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm
(Fridays 10anm to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special
exhibitions.
Getting There:
Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute
walk). Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and
Piccadilly Circus(8-minute walk).
1.In which century’s collection can you see religious
paintings?
A.The 13th
B.The 17th
C.The 18th
D.The 20th
2.Where are Leonardo da Vinci’s works shown?
A.In the East
Wing.
B.In the main
West Wing.
C.In the
Sainsbury Wing.
D.In the North
Wing.
3.Which underground station is closest to the National
Gallery?
A.Piccadilly
Circus.
B.Leicester
Square.
C.Embankment.
D.Charing
Cross.