An authoritative new two-volume publication cataloguing the German paintings before 1800 in the collection of the National Gallery, London

This fully illustrated catalogue presents the most up-to-date research on the 75 paintings in the National Gallery created in the German-speaking lands before 1800. Among them are important groups of works by artists such as Hans Holbein the Younger-including his famous double portrait The Ambassadors of 1533-Lucas Cranach the Elder, Albrecht Durer, and Adam Elsheimer.

This is the first catalogue of German paintings since 1959 and includes authoritative entries on a number of important new acquisitions. Each entry discusses in detail the subject matter, authorship, provenance and art historical significance of the work. The German Paintings before 1800 also includes two essays, the first discussing the history of the paintings' acquisition by the National Gallery and the taste for German painting in Britain, and the second addressing the ways in which these German artists produced their work.

Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press

About the Author
Susan Foister was formerly Deputy Director and Curator of Early Netherlandish and German Paintings at the National Gallery, London.


Book Information
ISBN 9781857099195
Author Susan Foister
Format Hardback
Page Count 960
Imprint National Gallery Company Ltd
Publisher National Gallery Company Ltd