National Gallery Publications

Introduction Lovers of painting require no explanation of why public art galleries exist - why, in particular, the National Gallery exists and should go on existing. While literature and music are broadly available to everyone, paintings present the problem of being single, physical objects,...

In a glum moment in Wonderland, Alice, you will remember, asked what on earth was the use of a book without pictures or conversations. This book, I am happy to say, is rich in both: the pictures are some of the finest ever painted, and the conversations are with someone who knows them as...