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The National Gallery (Greek: Εθνική Πινακοθήκη, Ethniki Pinakothiki) is an art museum located on Vasilissis Sofias avenue in the Pangrati district, Athens, Greece. It is devoted to Greek and European art from the 14th century to the 20th century.

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National Gallery

Εθνική Πινακοθήκη
Established	1878 (1878)
Location	Pangrati, Athens, Greece
Coordinates	37°58′32″N 23°44′57″E
Type	art museum
Director	Syrago Tsiara
Website	www.nationalgallery.gr/en/

The newly renovated building reopened after an 8 year refurbishment, on 24 March 2021,[1] a day before the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence.[2]

History

It was established in 1878 as a small collection of 117 works exhibited at the Athens University. In 1896, Alexandros Soutzos, a jurist and art lover, bequeathed his collection and estate to the Greek Government aspiring to the creation of an art museum. The museum opened in 1900 and the first curator was Georgios Jakobides, a famous Greek painter who was a member of the Munich School artistic movement. After World War II the works began for a new building. After relocating the sculptures in the new National Glyptotheque, there is a discussion to renovate the main building and to build a new wing.[3]

Directors

• Georgios Iakovidis (1900-1918)
• Zacharias Papantoniou (1918-1940)
• Georgios Stratigos (1940-1944)
• Dimitrios Evangelidis (1945-1947)
• Nikolaos Bertos (1947-1949)
• Marinos Kalligas (1949-1971)
• Andreas Ioannou (1971-1972)
• Dimitris Papastamos (1972-1989)
• Maria Michaelidou (1990-1991)
• Marina Lampraki-Plaka (1992-2022)
• Syrago Tsiara (2022- present)

Collections

The gallery exhibitions are mainly focused on post-Byzantine Greek Art. The gallery owns and exhibits also an extensive collection of European artists. Particularly valuable is the collection of paintings from the Renaissance.[4]

Renaissance

17th-20th century

Greek artists

Facts

Approximately four million people have visited the National Gallery in the last fourteen years. Its exhibition activity is mainly supported by sponsorships that cover up to half of its budget. The National Gallery has opened the last years branches in Nafplion, Sparta and Corfu.[5]

Visitor information

The gallery is situated on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue, opposite the Hilton Athens in Pangrati district. It can be reached with the Athens Metro at the Evangelismos station. It had been closed since March 2013 due to expansion works[6] and reopened in March 2021. The National Glyptotheque is situated at the "Alsos Stratou" (Military Park) in Goudi, near Kanellopoulou Avenue and can be reached with the Athens Metro at the Katehaki station.

Gallery

• 
  The Entombment of Christ by El Greco
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  Portrait of Simon Marten Dircsz by Pieter Aertsen
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  Eliezer and Rebecca by Tiepolo
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  Ηistoria (Allegory of History) by Nikolaos Gyzis (1892)
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  Sepherd with baby goat by Lazaros Fytalis
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  Dying Centaur by Antoine Bourdelle (1914)
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  Penelope, sculpture by Leonidas Drosis

See also

• Cretan School
• Foros Timis Ston Greco
• Greek art
• List of museums in Greece
• Modern Greek art
• National Glyptotheque

References

External links

• National Gallery of Athens Official website

На других языках

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[de] Nationalgalerie (Athen)

Die Nationalgalerie (griechisch Εθνική Πινακοθήκη – Μουσείο Αλεξάνδρου Σούτζου) in Athen wurde in ihrer heutigen Form 1976 gegründet. Vorgänger war die unter Georgios Jakobides ausgebaute Sammlung der Städtischen Pinakothek aus dem frühen 19. Jahrhundert. Heute beherbergt die Sammlung etwa 9500 Kunstwerke.

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- [en] National Gallery (Athens)

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[fr] Pinacothèque nationale d'Athènes

La Pinacothèque nationale d’Athènes (en grec moderne : Εθνική Πινακοθήκη), officiellement Pinacothèque nationale - musée Aléxandros Soútzos (Εθνική Πινακοθήκη-Μουσείο Αλεξάνδρου Σούτζου), située dans le quartier Pangráti de la capitale grecque, abrite les chefs-d'œuvre d'art grec moderne et une collection importante de peintures et dessins de divers pays d'Europe occidentale. Elle a été fondée en 1900. Considérée unanimement comme l'un des plus hauts lieux de culture à Athènes, elle est riche aujourd'hui de près de 20 000 œuvres, grâce à une politique d'acquisition dynamique et à de nombreuses donations.

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[ru] Национальная художественная галерея (Афины)

Национальная художественная галерея, или Национальная Пинакотека (греч. Εθνική Πινακοθήκη) — художественный музей в Афинах, основанный в 1900 году и посвящённый греческому и европейскому искусству от 14 века до современности. Также известен как Музей Александроса Суцоса (греч. Μουσείο Αλεξάνδρου Σούτζου), Национальная галерея Греции. Скульптурная коллекция в послевоенное время выделилась в отдельный музей-спутник — Национальную глиптотеку.

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