The National Gallery of Art is located in Washington D.C on 6th and constitution Ave. The museum has had a history of having some of the worlds greatest pieces of art work. This museum is known for its theme of how the human society has had played a role in artists life and why they created their artwork. The National Gallery of Art was conceived and given to the people of the United States by Andrew W. Mellon. Andrew Mellon was a financier and famous art collector who wanted America to push and become more informed about the great wonders of art.
Daughter of Migrant Tennessee Coal Miner, Living in American River Camp, near Sacramento, California, Dorothea Lange, 1936, From the collection of: Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Social Justice
Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, Dorothea Lange, 1936; printed early 1960's, From the collection of: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Social Justice
Hermitage of Santa Cecilia. Capital of the Massacre of the Innocents. Aguilar de Campo. Palencia (Spain), José Luis Alonso, From the collection of: Fundación Santa María la Real
High Renaissance
The Magpie, Claude Monet, 1868 - 1869, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Late Renaissance
Le donneur de sérénades (Mezetin), Jean-Antoine Watteau, Vers 1715, From the collection of: Château de Chantilly
Rococo
The Love Lesson, Antoine Watteau, 1716/1717, From the collection of: Nationalmuseum Sweden
Rococo
Hunters in the Snow (Winter), Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565, From the collection of: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Late Renaissance
Modello for the Fountain of the Moor, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1653, From the collection of: Kimbell Art Museum
Baroque
The Risen Christ, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1673-1674 (Baroque), From the collection of: The Walters Art Museum
Baroque
Simplon Pass: Reading, John Singer Sargent, about 1911 - about 1911, From the collection of: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Baroque
Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves ("The Three Crosses"), Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1653, From the collection of: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Mid Late 19th century in Europe and U.S.
Mask, Unknown, 900 B.C. - 600 B.C., From the collection of: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Asian and American Art
Man's robe restyled as a Tibetan chuba, Unknown, 17th century, From the collection of: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Asian Art
Movimento d'uccello, Fortunato Depero, 1916, From the collection of: Mart, Museum of modern and contemporary art of Trento and Rovereto
Contemporary
Achrome, Piero Manzoni, 1960, From the collection of: Mart, Museum of modern and contemporary art of Trento and Rovereto
Contemporary
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Nationalmuseum Sweden
Château de Chantilly
Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Mart, Museum of modern and contemporary art of Trento and Rovereto
Kimbell Art Museum
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
The Walters Art Museum
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Fundación Santa María la Real
Amon Carter Museum of American Art