The National Gallery Paintings

National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Van Eyck, Jan. The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434. Oil on oak, 82.2 cm x 60 cm. London, National Gallery London.

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The National Gallery in London contains the national collection of Western European paintings from the 13th to the 19th centuries, with works by Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Renoir, Van Gogh and more. The collection can be filtered by subjects, themes, artists, styles and timeline. Subjects include Travel, Still Life & Objects, People & Costume, Land, Sea & City, Work & Leisure, Seasons & Weather, Religious & Biblical, Mythological, Plants & Animals and Historical.

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Subject icon-question Broad terms or phrases that describe, identify, or interpret the digital image collection and what it depicts or expresses. Values were obtained using the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) by the Getty Research Institute.

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Work Types icon-questionTerms that identify the kinds of works in the digital collection being described. It typically refers to a work’s physical form, function, or medium in digital image collection. Values were obtained using the Thesaurus For Graphic Materials (TGM) by Library of Congress.

Openness icon-questionOpenness of the digital collection determined using the 4R activities by Wiley (2010).

Allow Reuse and Redistribute for educational and non-commercial purposes

Allow Reuse and Redistribute for educational and non-commercial purposes

Notes on Usage icon-questionAdditional notes on the terms of use on the digital images in the collection.

Requires permission for use. National Gallery London waive image reproduction charges for scholarly publications. The following uses are NOT eligible: Cover use, E-books or Online uses, Print runs over 1,500 for books and 2,500 for journals (first editions), Reprints or 2nd Editions etc., New work (e.g. required image files do not exist or from archive). Requires registration. No citation requirement mentioned in the terms of use. Image can be cited by including creator name, title of image, year of creation (if unknown, indicate n.d.), medium, physical dimensions, accessed date, source and url of digital image:

e.g. Van Eyck, Jan. The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434. Oil on oak, 82.2 cm x 60 cm. London, National Gallery London. Accessed July 15, 2015. http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jan-van-eyck-the-arnolfini-portrait.

For more information on acknowledging images with other citation styles, refer here.

Please check their Terms of Use for full details before using images.