One interesting fact about the National Gallery in London is that it once acted as an incubator to another gallery; the Royal Academy of Arts. The Royal Academy was established in Pall Mall in for the tutelage of art students in painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was also used as a venue for a yearly exhibition in the summer. In it was moved to the Somerset House, and then in , it moved to the National Gallery in London.
Thirty-one years after, the Royal Academy of Arts moved to its current home, which is in Burlington House. Even though the Royal Academy of Arts departed the Trafalgar Square grounds it shared with the National Gallery, it left behind the burning desire to promote art education. Since its departure in , the National Gallery in London has continued the work it started and has remained open to students and scholars from all over the world who wish to conduct research or attend seminars.
The National Gallery is a highly revered institution in the art world. Growing frustrated, some suffragettes found expression through violence and aimed their anger at the system they believed had held them back for too long. The violent protests were quite serious, involving many cases of arson and vandalism. The National Gallery in London was not spared as one of the suffragettes, Mary Richardson managed to sneak a meat cleaver onto the grounds.
In an act of vandalism, she slashed the precious painting Rokeby Venus, by painter Diego Valesquez. As a contingency, plans were put in place to move the collection. When the Munich Accord was signed, the paintings were returned from Wales.
However, the accord did not last and 10 days before war was officially declared, the paintings were moved for safety once more.
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Sculptures and mosaics. Admire the imposing neoclassicist building. The upper section is framed by pillars, entirely in the style of an ancient temple. His ideas influence Berlin's architecture in the 19th century, as it does with the design for the Alte Nationalgalerie - a classicist temple building. Once you enter the museum, you are still surrounded by Prussian classicism.
In the entrance and on the first floor, you will find statues and paintings from this period. The floor continues to the detailed works of Adolph Menzel. Continue the tour to the second floor to the Impressionist paintings. Here you will stand in front of famous monuments by Monet, Renoir and Manet. Plan some time to look at famous paintings like Renoir 's "In Summer". The rooms are spacious, and every work of art is given enough room to be admired fully. On the third floor, you will find works from the Romantic Goethe period.
One of the highlights is the hall, completely dedicated to the works of Caspar David Friedrich. Imagine his "Monk by the Sea" and let the wide, grey night sky appear to you. Not only does the museum display works of art, but the building itself has an interesting history. It begins in with the death of a banker.
In his will, the banker in question, Joachim Heinrich William Wagener, bequeaths his collection of paintings the Prussian state to be enjoyed by all lovers of art. Johann Heinrich Strack then takes over and finally completes the construction.
In , the museum opens its doors.
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