Top 5 Paintings in The National Gallery, London

August 10th, 2009 admin

For art fans planning to spend a few days in London , the art galleries cannot be missed. Enormous, packed full of important work and absolutely free (apart from special exhibitions), you could spend days doing little else than wondering around them and admiring the work on show. However, if you don’t have much time in the capital but want to see the most important works of art , then your best bet would be to head to The National Gallery where you will find the following treasures


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