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A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, [1] [2] used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is a (pronounced / ˈ eɪ / AY), plural aes. [nb 1] [2] It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. [3]
The futhorc was a development from the older co-Germanic 24-character runic alphabet, known today as Elder Futhark, expanding to 28 characters in its older form and up to 34 characters in its younger form. In contemporary Scandinavia, the Elder Futhark developed into a shorter 16-character alphabet, today simply called Younger Futhark.
The National Gallery is the primary British national public art gallery, sited on Trafalgar Square, in central London. It is home to one of the world's greatest collections of Western European paintings.
The Catalogue of paintings in the National Gallery, London is the collection catalogue listing the paintings of the National Gallery, London collection, as they were catalogued in 2010 by the Public Catalogue Foundation. The collection contains roughly 2,300 paintings by 750 artists, and only attributed artists are listed here.
The National Art Library (NAL) is a major reference library, situated in the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), a museum of decorative arts in London. The NAL holds the UK's most comprehensive collection of both books as art and books about art, which includes many genres and time periods. [ 1 ]
Art: Contemporary art gallery Sir John Soane's Museum: Holborn: Camden: North: Art: Fine art, architecture, antiquities, sculpture Somerset House: Strand: Westminster: North: Art: Arts centre with gallery and Courtauld Gallery: Soseki Museum in London Clapham: Lambeth: South West: Historic house: London home of Japanese author Natsume Sōseki ...
Established in 1769, it is the oldest and largest open submission exhibition in the world and is included in London's Social Season. The members of The Academy, also known as Royal Academicians select and hang the works. Art works in a variety of media are exhibited including painting, sculpture, film, architecture, photography and printmaking.
The gallery's stock was selected on the notion that the "aura" of more established art would rub off on and validate newer products. [13] Arthur Tooth & Sons operated within a network of approximately thirty art dealers in the London area who were responsible for the establishment of a number of Victorian painters within the commercial art ...