Historic, Vintage, Cool (London)

By Karen Beishuizen

I have this thing for anything historic, vintage or cool. Especially when it comes to hotels, restaurants, diners, cafes and music venues. I want to show you landmarks around the world which are Historic, Vintage and Cool.

London is calling!

The National Gallery

The National Gallery is an art museum on Trafalgar Square in Central London. It was founded in 1824 and houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900.

Painters with more than twenty works in the collection are Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Carlo Crivelli, Anthony van Dyck, Francesco Guardi, Rembrandt van Rijn, Peter Paul Rubens, Jacob van Ruisdael, and David Teniers II.

The only women artists with works in the collection are Artemisia Gentileschi, Marie Blancour, Rosa Bonheur, Rosalba Giovanna Carriera, Catharina van Hemessen, Judith Leyster, Rachel Ruysch, and Elisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun.

The only British artists with works in the collection are William Boxall, John Constable, Thomas Gainsborough, William Hogarth, John Hoppner, John Callcott Horsley, John Jackson, Thomas Jones, Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen, Thomas Lawrence, John Linnell, Henry Raeburn, Joshua Reynolds, Martin Archer Shee, George Stubbs, Joseph Mallord William Turner, Richard Wilson, and Joseph Wright of Derby.

Some of the world’s most famous works are on display here:

 A Young Woman standing at a Virginal – Johannes Vermeer

 Bathers (Les Grandes Baigneuses) – Paul Cezanne

 Samson and Delilah – Peter Paul Rubens

 Self Portrait at the Age of 34 – Rembrandt

 Sunflowers – Vincent van Gogh

 Van Gogh’s Chair – Vincent van Gogh

 A Wheatfield, with Cypresses – Vincent van Gogh

 The Entombment (or Christ being carried to his Tomb) – Michelangelo

 The Virgin of the Rocks – Leonardo da Vinci

 Water-Lilies – Claude Monet

 The Water-Lily Pond – Claude Monet

 Whistlejacket – George Stubbs

 The Virgin in Prayer – Sassoferrato

 The Virgin and Child Embracing – Sassoferrato

The National Gallery in London is home to one of the greatest collections of paintings in the world.

The last two paintings in the above list (Sassoferrato) are my absolute favorite. Always have to see them when I’m in London!

Experience the wonder of art.

Entry is free.

For more information check out the gallery’s website: HERE

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