Rick Steves Tour: National Gallery, London

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By Rick Steves

By Gene Openshaw

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Rick Steves' Tours eBooks are straightforward, self-guided tours of some of Europe's most popular museums, ancient buildings, and other points of interest, designed for easy reference on your mobile device or eReader. In Rick Steves’ Tour: National Gallery, London—for less than the price of a cappuccino—Rick shares his candid advice on how to get the most out of a visit to the National Gallery, including when to go and what's worth your time once you're there. With Rick's knowledgeable, humorous writing in hand, you'll also learn some interesting historical facts about the museum along the way. Packed with indispensable tips and recommendations from America's expert on Europe, Rick Steves’ Tour: National Gallery, London is a tour guide in your pocket—and on your smartphone.

Rick Steves' Tours and Walks are available for must-see locations throughout London, Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Amsterdam, Vienna, Budapest, Athens, and Istanbul.

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National Gallery Tour

Map: National Gallery

Orientation

The Tour Begins

Medieval and Early Renaissance (1260-1440)

Italian Renaissance (1400-1550)

Venetian Renaissance (1510-1600)

High Renaissance (1500)

Northern Protestant Art (1600-1700)

Baroque (1600-1700)

French Rococo (1700-1800)

British Art (1800-1850)

Impressionism and Beyond (1850-1910)

The National Gallery lets you tour Europe’s art without ever crossing the Channel. Britain’s best collection of paintings features all the biggies: Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Monet, Van Gogh, and more. With so many exciting artists and styles, it’s a fine overture to art if you’re just starting a European trip, and a pleasant reprise if you’re just finishing. The “National Gal” is always a welcome interlude from the bustle of London sightseeing.

In this 90-minute sweep through Britain’s best collection of paintings, we’ll travel chronologically through art history: from medieval madonnas to Renaissance goddesses, from intricate Dutch detail to Baroque bombast, from British restraint to the breezy French Impressionism that leads to the modern world. We’ll cruise like an eagle with wide eyes for the big picture, seeing how each style progresses into the next.

Map Key

Medieval & Early Renaissance

1 Anonymous – The Wilton Diptych

2 Uccello – Battle of San Romano

3 Van Eyck – The Arnolfini Portrait

Italian Renaissance

4 Leonardo – The Virgin of the Rocks

5 Botticelli – Venus and Mars

6 Crivelli – The Annunciation with Saint Emidius

7 Leonardo – Virgin and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist

Venetian Renaissance

8 Titian – Bacchus and Ariadne

9 Tintoretto – The Origin of the Milky Way

High Renaissance

10 Michelangelo – The Entombment

11 Raphael – Pope Julius II

12 Bronzino – An Allegory with Venus and Cupid

13 Holbein – The Ambassadors

Northern Protestant Art

14 Vermeer – A Young Woman Standing at a Virginal

15 Van Hoogstraten – A Peepshow

16 Rembrandt – Belshazzar’s Feast

17 Rembrandt – Self-Portrait at 63

Baroque & French Rococo

18 Rubens – The Judgment of Paris

19 Velázquez – The Rokeby Venus

20 Van Dyck – Equestrian Portrait of Charles I

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On Sale
Aug 16, 2016
Page Count
20 pages
Publisher
Rick Steves
ISBN-13
9781631215247

Rick Steves

About the Author

Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about four months a year exploring Europe. His mission: to empower Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. Rick produces a best-selling guidebook series, a public television series, and a public radio show, and organizes small-group tours that take over 30,000 travelers to Europe annually.  He does all of this with the help of more than 100 well-traveled staff members at Rick Steves’ Europe in Edmonds, WA (near Seattle). When not on the road, Rick is active in his church and with advocacy groups focused on economic and social justice, drug policy reform, and ending hunger. To recharge, Rick plays piano, relaxes at his family cabin in the Cascade Mountains, and spends time with his son Andy and daughter Jackie. Find out more about Rick at http://www.ricksteves.com and on Facebook.

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Gene Openshaw

About the Author

Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about four months a year exploring Europe. His mission: to empower Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. Rick produces a best-selling guidebook series, a public television series, and a public radio show, and organizes small-group tours that take over 30,000 travelers to Europe annually. He does all of this with the help of more than 100 well-traveled staff members at Rick Steves' Europe in Edmonds, WA (near Seattle). When not on the road, Rick is active in his church and with advocacy groups focused on economic and social justice, drug policy reform, and ending hunger. To recharge, Rick plays piano, relaxes at his family cabin in the Cascade Mountains, and spends time with his son Andy, daughter Jackie, and his new grandson…baby Atlas. Find out more about Rick at http://www.ricksteves.com and on Facebook.

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Gene Openshaw has co-authored a dozen Rick Steves books, specializing in writing walks and tours of Europe's cities, museums, and cultural sites. He also contributes to Rick's public television series, produces tours for Rick Steves Audio Europe, and is a regular guest on Rick's public radio show. Outside of the travel world, Gene has co-authored The Seattle Joke Book. As a composer, Gene has written a full-length opera called Matter, a violin sonata, and dozens of songs. He lives near Seattle with his daughter, enjoys giving presentations on art and history, and roots for the Mariners in good times and bad.

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