National Gallery of Art, Washington

The collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington includes works by the greatest masters of Western art from the twelfth century to the present. In terms of quality and scope, the Gallery ranks among the finest museums in the world, and its treasures are viewed by over six million visitors each year. The only painting in America by Leonardo da Vinci is found here, as are works by Titian, El Greco, Rembrandt, Fragonard, Manet, Van Gogh, Renoir, and Picasso, not to mention a wealth of American painting, centuries of achievements in sculpture and the decorative and graphic arts, and an expanding array of contemporary art. The works in this comprehensive survey are illustrated in full cover, and the texts have been written by the curators. 312 illus., 309 in color.