Description: Get to know the National Gallery's masterworks through the eyes of leading cultural figures and contemporary artists photographed in the Gallery and behind-the-scenes spaces. Organized chronologically, this book tells the story of 700 years of art history through a selection of over 200 paintings in the collection, from Margarito d'Arezzo to Claude Monet.
Brief description:
Annetta Berry has a PhD in History of Art from the University of Cambridge and an MFA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) from the University of East Anglia. She has worked predominantly for the National Gallery over the past 25 years, writing catalogues, guidebooks, collections interpretation, and multimedia. Her work has been nominated for two Interactive BAFTAs and her debut art historical novel won the First Novel Prize.
Review Quotes: "Never before has this museum been so close from afar."-- "Welt am Sonntag"