Guided Tour of the National Gallery's French Collection (18th and 19th Century)
Please meet the group in Rotunda of the the West Building near "the wooden tour starts here" sign
Sunday, February 13th@ 11:00am - 11:45am
National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Art West Building Main Floor, Rotunda
We will meet in the Rotunda of the West Building.
French Collection: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century
West Building Main Floor, Rotunda In the 18th century, France was an absolute monarchy and the Academy des Beaux-Arts was the government's chief arbiter of taste. But in the 19th century, artists began painting for the open market and devising their own subject matter and innovative style. This tour reviews great works by France's neoclassical, romantic, and realist artists, ending with such impressionists and post-impressionists as Cézanne, Gauguin, and Van Gogh.
Cost: Free
Contact: Caren Pauley 202-337-1300/caren@harvard-dc.org