{"product_id":"national-gallery-of-art-selected-works-isbn-9780847839940","title":"National Gallery of Art: Selected Works","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn ideal introduction to the National Gallery of Art, this book highlights fifty paintings, sculptures, works on paper, photographs, and more from the museum’s collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book showcases fifty paintings,   sculptures, works on paper, photographs, and more from the National Gallery   of Art. Selected from more than 150,000 works in the museum’s vast collection,   these remarkable examples of European and American art span centuries of   human creativity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe   National Gallery, its history, and the three parts of its 29-acre campus—the West   Building (opened 1941), East Building (1978), and Sculpture Garden (1999)—are   explored alongside works by Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas, van   Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, Rothko, and Calder. Contemporary artists featured   include Faith Ringgold, Carrie Mae Weems, Daniel Lind-Ramos, and Jaune   Quick-to-See Smith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile   many works represent self-exploration and identity, emotion and spirituality,   others are quiet memorials to the everyday that connect us in our common   understanding of the world. Presenting scenes painted in the Middle Ages to   mixed-media works created this century, this book is perfect for lovers of   art and art history and anyone visiting the museum’s extraordinary collection.\"\u003cb\u003eHoliday Guft Guide\u003c\/b\u003e It's classic coffeetabel - hard to stop flipping... sizeable reproductions of a little bit of everything.\" — CHICAGO TRIBUNE\u003cb\u003eThe National Gallery of Art\u003c\/b\u003e, founded in 1937 in Washington, D.C., as a gift to the nation, serves as a center of visual art, education, and culture. The 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.In association with the National Gallery of Art","brand":"Rizzoli Electa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300273410277,"sku":"NP9780847839940","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780847839940.jpg?v=1767733482","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/national-gallery-of-art-selected-works-isbn-9780847839940","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}