Beautiful Paintings

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“Beautiful Paintings” Page Updated December 29, 2010

(1)From: Art Cyclopedia – ”Art Museums Worldwide” Links to hundreds of world art galleries (Listed under 5 continents).

(2)The National Gallery of Canada – Collection of art include Canadian, International, Indigenous, Asian, Contemporary, Prints & Drawings, and Photographs. Provides search capability of collection.

(3)The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) – Founded in 1870, it is one of the world’s largest and finest art museums. Its collections include more than two million works of art spanning five thousand years of world culture, from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe. Hundreds of paintings are are viewable online.

(4)The National Gallery (UK) – Located in London, has one of the world’s greatest collection of western art from 1250-1900.

(5) National Gallery of Art – Located in Washington, DC, it is one of the major art galleries in the US.

(6) Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) – One of the largest art museums in North America, it’s collections include Canadian, European, and Contemporary art, as well as photographs, drawings & Prints. Provides search capability of collection.

(7) Musee d’Orsay – Located in Paris, France. Has one of the finest collections of European art. Website in French.

(8) Louvre Museum – Located in Paris, France, it houses 35,000 works of art, displayed in over 60,000 square meters of exhibition space. Website in English.

(9) Centre Georges Pompidou – Located in Paris, France. Has an extensive collection of modern art. Website in French.

(10) Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) – Located in New York City, has one of the world’s largest collection of modern art.

(11) The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal) – Acquires and promotes the work of Canadian and international artists past and present. Includes collections of Ancient Cultures, European Art, Canadian Art, Inuit and Amerindian Art, Contemporary Art and Decorative Arts.

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