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The National Galleries of Scotland comprises threegalleries: the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Scottish National Gallery ofModern Art and the Scottish National Gallery. Together these galleries houseone of the finest collections of art to be found anywhere in the world, rangingfrom the thirteenth century to the present day. Many of the greatest names inWestern art are represented by major works, from Titian, Rembrandt and Vermeerthrough to Picasso, Hockney and Warhol. This lavishly illustrated book containsone hundred of the National Galleries of Scotland's greatest and best-lovedtreasures. The selection made by the Director-General Sir John Leighton isintended to evoke the special character of the collection at the NationalGalleries with its distinctive interplay between Scottish and international artas well as the many conversations that it establishes between the art of thepast and the present.

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Sir John Leighton is Director-General of the National Galleries of Scotland. He was formerly Director of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and Curator of nineteenth-century paintings at the National Gallery in London. He is the author of numerous publications and exhibition catalogues on nineteenth-century art.

100 Masterpieces: National Galleries of Scotland

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      Publisher National Galleries of Scotland
      Published 30 December 2022
      ISBN-13 9781906270018
      978-1906270018
      ISBN-10 1906270015
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The National Galleries of Scotland comprises threegalleries: the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Scottish National Gallery ofModern Art and the Scottish National Gallery. Together these galleries houseone of the finest collections of art to be found anywhere in the world, rangingfrom the thirteenth century to the present day. Many of the greatest names inWestern art are represented by major works, from Titian, Rembrandt and Vermeerthrough to Picasso, Hockney and Warhol. This lavishly illustrated book containsone hundred of the National Galleries of Scotland's greatest and best-lovedtreasures. The selection made by the Director-General Sir John Leighton isintended to evoke the special character of the collection at the NationalGalleries with its distinctive interplay between Scottish and international artas well as the many conversations that it establishes between the art of thepast and the present.

      Table of Contents
      Sir John Leighton is Director-General of the National Galleries of Scotland. He was formerly Director of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and Curator of nineteenth-century paintings at the National Gallery in London. He is the author of numerous publications and exhibition catalogues on nineteenth-century art.

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