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For an audio guide to the National Gallery, use the main entrance (1) up the
stairs and in the portico. The newer Getty entrance (2) is step-free and is
also a useful short-cut to the gallery shop and cafe. |
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The Sainsbury wing has its own entrance (3) and is connected to the main
building via the circular bridge (4) The oldest, mostly religious paintings in
the collection (Early Renaissance) are in the Sainsbury wing, along with
temporary exhibitions. |
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Well-known paintings in the National Gallery by Dutch artists include The
Ambassadors (Holbein), The Arnolfini Portrait (van Eyck) and from the 20th
century, Sunflowers (van Gogh) | |
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Well-known paintings by English artists include The Haywain (Constable) and
Whistlejacket (Stubbs) |
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When the gallery was first planned, Trafalgar Square was chosen as the best
location as it would be as easy for the poor to reach, coming on foot from the
East end of London, as it would be for the rich, coming from the West of London
by coach. |
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The National Gallery website can be
seen
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