\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx3255\tx6525\tx9780\ATXts240\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 With over 2,200 paintings, most of them on permanent display, the Nation
al Gallery is LondonÆs leading art museum. It boasts a magnificent collection of Italian Renaissance paintings, including works by Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Piero della Francesca, Mantegna and Bellini. However, the superb Dutch collection is also a mu
st: apart from many fine works by Vermeer and the Dutch landscape artists, there are two whole rooms devoted to Rembrandt. British landscapists and portraitists such as Gainsborough and Reynolds are also well represented, as are the French Impressionist
s. The sheer size of the National Gallery is such that it requires several visits, each devoted to a particular period or school.\par
