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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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Schwarzenberg palace (Hradčany) – Baroque in Bohemia
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Prague
Coordinates
50°6′4″N 14°25′57″E / 50.10111°N 14.43250°E / 50.10111; 14.43250
Art museum
Tram stop
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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
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Central Europe

Hradčany
Bohemian
Kolowrat
Sternberg
Nostitz
Czechoslovakia
functionalist
St George's Convent

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