National Gallery London

London, United Kingdom

At the heart of the National Gallery London is Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers, a masterpiece that captures the artist's vibrant use of color and emotional depth, painted in 1888. This London art museum offers a collection of 1011 works available for free online, making it a treasure trove for art enthusiasts. Among its impressive collection, you will find works by Leonardo da Vinci and Claude Monet, showcasing the breadth of artistic genius housed within its walls.

What sets the National Gallery London apart is its focus on Western European paintings from the 13th to the 19th centuries, housed in a building that stands proudly in Trafalgar Square. Established in 1824, the museum's history is rooted in accessibility and public ownership, ensuring that art is available to everyone. Its collection reflects pivotal moments in art history, offering insights into the evolution of artistic techniques and styles over several centuries.

This collection is perfect for art lovers, historians, and students eager to explore the evolution of Western art. Dive into the world of artistic brilliance and discover the stories behind each painting by browsing the 1011 works available online.

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Top Artists

Anthony van Dyck

Frederic Leighton

Canaletto

Joseph Mallord William Turner

George Romney

Robert Smirke

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Rembrandt van Rijn

1647 artworks

Famous Paintings in the National Gallery London

Niccolò Mauruzi da Tolentino at the Battle of San Romano

Paolo Uccello

Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684)

Anthony van Dyck

Portrait of Mrs. Asher B. Wertheimer

John Singer Sargent

Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula

Claude Lorrain

Portrait of Sir Robert Howard, K.B. (1626-1698)

Anthony van Dyck

The Virgin of the Rocks

Leonardo da Vinci

Ariadne turns away with arm raised as Bacchus leaps from a chariot drawn by cheetahs toward her, surrounded by a lively procession in a wooded landscape.

Bacchus and Ariadne

Titian

A nude woman lies on her front across a bed with her back to the viewer, her face reflected blurred in a mirror, framed by white and silvery-blue fabrics and a pink curtain.

Rokeby Venus

Diego Velázquez

A vibrant depiction of Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo in Venice, showcasing its architectural grandeur and lively atmosphere.

Venice: The Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo

Canaletto

A sunset view of the Giudecca Canal in Venice, with soft colors and dissolving forms.

Venice: The Giudecca Canal, Looking Towards Fusina at Sunset

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A vibrant depiction of Venice's Molo with gondolas and the domes of Santa Maria della Salute.

Venice: The Molo towards the Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute

Canaletto

A serene view of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice with gondolas on the lagoon.

Venice, View of San Giorgio Maggiore

Canaletto

Venice with the Salute

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Van Gogh's Chair

Vincent van Gogh

Mr and Mrs Andrews

Thomas Gainsborough

Two steam locomotives stand beneath the iron and glass roof of the Gare Saint-Lazare, surrounded by billowing white and bluish-gray steam and shadowy figures on the station floor.

The Gare St-Lazare

Claude Monet

Charles I (1600-49) on Horseback

Anthony van Dyck

Two young girls in white dresses light paper lanterns among tall lilies and pink roses in a garden at dusk.

Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose

John Singer Sargent

A turbulent sea with jagged wreckage and a pale sail in misty, stormy weather under dramatic light and dark clouds.

Rough Sea with Wreckage

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Still Life: An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life

Harmen Steenwijck

A golden wheat field in the foreground with tall dark cypress trees on the right, blue mountains in the background, and a swirling blue and white cloudy sky above.

A Wheatfield, with Cypresses

Vincent van Gogh

Sunflowers

Vincent van Gogh

A richly dressed man in a golden robe recoils as a glowing hand writes Hebrew letters on a dark wall, surrounded by shocked figures at a banquet table.

Belshazzar’s feast

Rembrandt van Rijn

A detailed view of the Thames River from Somerset House, showcasing Westminster in the distance.

London: The Thames from Somerset House Terrace towards Westminster

Canaletto

Whistlejacket

George Stubbs

A man and woman holding hands stand in a richly furnished room with a small brown dog at their feet and a wooden bed with red canopy behind them.

The Arnolfini Portrait

Jan van Eyck

A Sparrowhawk

Jacopo de' Barbari

A dark locomotive emits white steam as it crosses a reddish-brown railway bridge over a river with arches, under a stormy sky.

Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Two men stand before a green curtain with scientific instruments, a lute, open books, and an anamorphic skull on a patterned floor.

The Ambassadors

Hans Holbein the Younger

Madame Moitessier (seated)

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

A crowded scene under a wooden shelter shows the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, with the Magi presenting gifts amid soldiers and onlookers.

The Adoration of the Kings

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Tiger in a Tropical Storm (Surprised!)

Henri Rousseau

Samson and Delilah

Peter Paul Rubens

A partly nude man with stag antlers is attacked by dogs while a woman in pink draws a bow in a dense forest.

The Death of Actaeon

Titian

Charles I sits upright on a dun horse holding reins and baton, with a page in red presenting a helmet beside him against a landscape background.

Equestrian Portrait of Charles I

Anthony van Dyck

A group of women gathers by a woodland pool, with a nude reclining figure exposed and a seated woman gesturing accusingly amid trees, hills, and a fountain.

Diana and Callisto

Titian

A man with grey hair and a moustache wears a deep red coat and beret, gazing outward with a grave expression against a shadowy brown background.

Self-Portrait at the Age of 63

Rembrandt van Rijn

A young woman with a golden halo gently bends toward a small naked child on her lap, framed by a green curtain and an arched window showing a sunlit landscape with a distant ruin.

Madonna of the Pinks

Raphael

A wooden cross with Jesus crucified is central, surrounded by the Virgin Mary, Saint Jerome, Mary Magdalene, and John the Evangelist under a blue sky with a gold sun and silver moon.

Mond Crucifixion

Raphael

A full-length portrait of Philip IV of Spain in a brown and silver embroidered suit, holding a letter and resting his hand on a sword beside a red-draped table.

Philip IV in Brown and Silver

Diego Velázquez

A stormy mountain landscape with swirling clouds, a shaft of light illuminating rugged terrain, and figures including one draped in red among rocks.

Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A row of thatched cottages with ochre, brown, and green roofs sits at the foot of a hill surrounded by green foliage and golden fields under a mostly blank sky.

Farms near Auvers

Vincent van Gogh

A panoramic view from Greenwich Park showing deer in the foreground, classical buildings with domes, the River Thames, and London’s skyline under a cloudy sky.

London from Greenwich Park

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A tall pine tree stands near the center beside a winding river crossed by an arched stone bridge, with ruins, hills, and a distant fortress under a glowing sky.

Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage - Italy

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A nude woman seated at center is shielded by an armored woman confronting a bearded man, surrounded by mythological figures and children under a dramatic sky.

Minerva Protects Pax from Mars

Peter Paul Rubens

Muscular men pull a heavy fishing net full of fish onto the shore while a central figure in white stands in a boat gesturing toward them.

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Peter Paul Rubens

The Wilton Diptych

Unknown Artist

The Battle of Valmy

Horace Vernet

A sunlit view of the Grand Canal featuring Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana.

View of the Grand Canal: Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana from Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo

Canaletto

A man with reddish-blond hair and a hat sits three-quarters turned, resting his left arm on a wooden ledge against a deep brown background.

Self-Portrait at the Age of 34

Rembrandt van Rijn

A turbulent seascape with swirling waves in earthy tones beneath a dense, pale sky, painted with loose, energetic brushstrokes.

Rough Sea

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A vibrant depiction of the Molo in Venice, showcasing bustling activity and architectural beauty.

View of the Molo, Venice

Canaletto

Jesus Christ in a red robe hands a large key to a kneeling Saint Peter in yellow and blue, surrounded by eleven men in a sunlit clearing.

Ordination

Nicolas Poussin

A newborn lies on a blue cloak with a praying woman nearby, a seated man speaks to two shepherds beside an ox and ass under a ruined stable roof.

The Nativity

Piero Della Francesca

A beardless man in red and white blesses bread at a table while two men react with astonishment against a dark background.

Supper at Emmaus

Caravaggio

View of the Grand Canal

Canaletto

A man with short dark hair and faint moustache wears an elaborate lace collar and gold chain, turning slightly left against a dark background.

Portrait of Philips Lucasz. (....-1641)

Rembrandt van Rijn

A tall man in a long black overcoat and top hat stands against a pale panelled wall holding a hunting whip at his side.

Lord Ribblesdale

John Singer Sargent

A chaotic scene of soldiers and mothers violently struggling over infants amid classical ruins, with lifeless children on the ground and anguished expressions.

Massacre of the Innocents

Peter Paul Rubens

A soldier in armor thrusts a spear into Christ on the central cross, with mourners below and another crucified figure to the right, all under a golden haze.

The Coup de Lance

Peter Paul Rubens

Double portrait of Charles I Stuart, King of England and his wife Henrietta Maria de Bourbon, Queen of Engeland (1609-1669)

Anthony van Dyck

A pale HMS Temeraire warship is towed by a dark paddle-wheel steam tug under a glowing sunset sky with calm reflective water.

The Fighting Temeraire

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A golden-hued Venetian lagoon scene with a central sailing vessel, gondolas, a distant campanile, and a glowing sky.

The Sun of Venice Going to Sea

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A man in formal black attire with gold embroidery and a white collar is shown from the chest up against a dark background, with pale skin, light brown hair, and a gold chain.

Philip IV of Spain

Diego Velázquez

A sunlit riverbank with tall leafy trees on the right, a wooden jetty on the left, and swirling clouds above reflected in the water.

Eton, from the River

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Thomas Howard, Second Earl Of Arundel

Anthony van Dyck

A man in a bright vermilion headdress and dark fur-trimmed robe gazes directly outward against a near-black background.

Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait?)

Jan van Eyck

A calm river curves through the center with two small figures on the left bank, slender and tall trees, a red-roofed building, and a pale, overcast sky.

The Petit Bras of the Seine at Argenteuil

Claude Monet

A seated woman wearing a large white ruff collar and black cap, with her right hand on a chair and left hand holding a white cloth against a dark background.

Portrait of Margaretha de Geer

Rembrandt van Rijn

Virgin of the Rocks

Leonardo da Vinci

Monet's painting captures the Houses of Parliament in a misty London setting.

Houses of Parliament, London

Claude Monet

A chaotic scene shows women in pale dresses being seized by soldiers in armor and red cloaks against a backdrop of classical marble architecture.

The Rape of the Sabine Women

Peter Paul Rubens

A startled hunter parts red fabric revealing five nude women reacting with alarm near a stone fountain under arched ruins.

Diana and Actaeon

Titian

A lively hunting scene shows mounted hunters pursuing wild boar in a sunlit clearing surrounded by courtiers, dogs, carriages, and dense trees.

Philip IV hunting Wild Boar (La Tela Real)

Diego Velázquez

A crowd in vivid robes gathers around the Virgin and Child beneath ruins of a classical building, with horses and attendants to the right.

Adoration of the Magi of ca. 1470-

Sandro Botticelli

A cluster of green and brown rowboats floats near a wooden jetty with figures and a pavilion on the riverbank, surrounded by trees and shimmering water.

Bathers at La Grenouillère

Claude Monet

A richly dressed man on horseback gazes at a stag with a crucifix between its antlers in a wooded landscape.

The Vision of Saint Eustace

Pisanello

A woman and a girl stand in a brick courtyard with buildings in Delft, illuminated by sunlight.

The Courtyard of a House in Delft

Pieter de Hooch

The Vision of Saint Jerome

Parmigianino

A dramatic depiction of Christ bound and confronted by the high priest, illuminated by candlelight.

Christ before the High Priest

Gerard van Honthorst

A tree-lined avenue leading to Middelharnis, with a figure and dog walking along a sandy road under a cloudy sky.

The Avenue at Middelharnis

Meindert Hobbema

An elderly woman in a low-cut dress and elaborate headdress, holding a flower against a green background.

The Ugly Duchess

Quentin Massys

Four children are arranged in a lively portrait within an opulent interior, showcasing their clothing and surroundings.

The Graham Children

William Hogarth

A young woman in a blue gown with a golden sash stands beside a wooden wheel in a rural landscape, gazing upward with a faint halo around her head.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Raphael

A broad sweeping arch stretches across a hazy, muted canvas with faint vertical shapes of distant buildings and a golden-brown glow above.

The Rialto, Venice

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A landscape showing a riverbank and meadow with red-roofed buildings, dark trees, reflective water, and a cloudy sky with a patch of blue.

Windsor from Lower Hope

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A watercolor depicting Mount Rigi at sunrise over Lake Lucerne, showcasing a dramatic interplay of light and shadow.

The Dark Rigi: The Lake of Lucerne, Showing the Rigi at Sunrise

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Charles I and Henrietta Maria with their two eldest children, Prince Charles and Princess Mary

Anthony van Dyck

A view of London through an arch of Westminster Bridge, capturing the bustling life on the Thames.

London: Seen Through an Arch of Westminster Bridge

Canaletto

Portrait of a Lady (possibly Lady Philadelphia Wharton)

Anthony van Dyck