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and presents masterpieces of Czech and international fine art in permanent and temporary exhibitions. The collections of the gallery are not housed in a single building, but are presented in a number of historic structures within the city of Prague, as well as other places. The largest of the gallery
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Picasso, who has a spacious room to himself in the gallery, has two self-portraits there, and two of his nudes in addition to more abstract work. Works by Rodin, whose exhibition in Prague in the early 20th century had a profound impact on Czech sculpture for many years afterwards, include a series
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In 1995 new spaces dedicated to 19th- and 20th-century art were opened in the refurbished Veletržní Palác (Trade Fair Palace), itself a national monument as Prague's largest
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The history of the National Gallery dates back to the end of the 18th century (namely February 5, 1796), when a group of prominent representatives of
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building and one of the earliest examples of that architectural style in the city (construction began in 1925).
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The vast collection contains a large number of Czech and Slovak paintings and sculptures, including works by
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by Beneš, an array of paintings by Kupka, covering almost all of the styles with which he experimented.
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The international collection includes numerous works by artists such as
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of busts and full-sized figure on a variety of subjects in the gallery.
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Portrait of the gem-cutter Dionysio Miseroni and his family
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National Gallery, Prague


Prague
Coordinates
50°6′4″N 14°25′57″E / 50.10111°N 14.43250°E / 50.10111; 14.43250
Art museum
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Vltavská

Praha–Bubny
ngprague.cz
Czech
Prague
Czech Republic
Trade Fair Palace
Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia
Kinský Palace
Wallenstein Riding School
largest
Central Europe

Hradčany
Bohemian
Kolowrat
Sternberg
Nostitz
Czechoslovakia
functionalist

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