The National Gallery

Paintings from da Vinci, Botticelli, Van Gogh and Manet
  • Half Day
  • London
  • Walking

What

What does the tour involve?

The NG houses the nation’s collection of Western European art – from the mid-12th to the early 20th century. There are unmissable paintings from Leonardo da Vinci to Vincent Van Gogh. The magnificent building dominates the whole of the north side of Trafalgar Square and is free to get in.

Where

What will I see?

  • The Wilton Diptych is an exquisite altarpiece for Edward II over 600 years ago. It is thought to have Inspired William Shakespeare’s ‘silver sea’ reference.
  • Italian Renaissance works dating from around 1400 including Da Vinci, Botticelli, Raphael, and Titian;
  • Dutch and Flemish Masters including Van Eyck’s mysterious ‘Arnolfini Portrait’ and pieces from Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Rubens.
  • The Best of British.. Van Dyck’s ‘Equestrian Portrait of Charles I’ and Hans Holbein’s ‘The Ambassadors’ are always in our highlights tours. As are Turner’s ‘The Fighting Temeraire’ and Constable’s ‘The Haywain.’
  • Impressionism and Post Impressionism. Monet, Cezanne and Renoir sit alongside Vincent Van Gogh, whose ‘Sunflowers’, one the National Gallery’s most popular paintings.
What's included
Half Day
Not Included
Hotel pick up and drop off, food and gratuities
Meeting Point
Any Central London Hotel within 6 Kms of Charing Cross
Duration
Half Day

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