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A place where everyone is welcome to explore and experience art, creativity, and shared humanity. #myngadc
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Joined July 2009
When BTS meets the National Gallery.⭐. Thanks to RM from @bts_bighit for paying a visit to the museum and sharing some of his favorites, including paintings by Giorgio Morandi, Claude Monet, Chaim Soutine, Amedeo Modigliani, Paul Cezanne, Georges Seurat, and more.
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We all need a quiet place to stop, think, and momentarily get away from it all. Just take it from DK. #SEVENTEEN @pledis_17
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We’ll take ‘em.
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“Everything that is visible hides something that is invisible.”.— René Magritte
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“Seeing Cézanne's artworks was one of the highlights during my visit to the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. I love how he structured the nature, trees, and the farmhouse in the foreground.”.— RM of BTS (@bts_bighit)
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⬇ Drop a comment with what else you would include on a tour of your National Gallery favorites. We might suggest Antoine Vollon's "Mound of Butter." 🧈
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“Woman with a Parasol” by Claude Monet. That’s it. That’s the post.
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“Woman with a Parasol“ by Claude Monet 🖌. That’s it. That’s the tweet. ☂️
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While our doors may be closed, we'll still bring the Gallery to you online. During our closure, we’ll take you on a tour, gallery by gallery. Each day we’ll focus on one room and the works of art on view within it. #MuseumFromHome
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No, this photo belongs w/ us in our nation's capital.
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“Woman with a Parasol” by Claude Monet ☂. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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Tiny details are often the most important. 👀 🔍 Tap the image and pinch your fingers to take a close look at the intricate elements that enliven this marble sculpture from 1770 🤏 ⬇️
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John Singer Sargent may be best known for his portraits, but his impeccable landscapes are underrated.
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Sundays are for sitting and doing absolutely nothing ✨
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This breathtaking view of Paris was painted by Auguste Renoir in 1872. And it represents a pivotal moment in art history.
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Sometimes paintings just make you want to dance like no one’s watching. 🩰 . (Edgar Degas, “Four Dancers,” 1899, oil on canvas, 59 x 70 in., Chester Dale Collection)
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Few things bring more joy than Claude Monet’s “Artist's Garden at Vétheuil.” 🌻
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It's always the right time to appreciate a Claude Monet painting 💙
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On a scale of 1 to 10, how much does this Claude Monet painting put you in a good mood?. We’ll go first: 11
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There’s no better feeling than arriving at a museum *exactly* when it opens and having it all to yourself. ✨
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We have a place for it.
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If you chose “C,” congrats! 🏆🤝. 🔎 Why is Leonardo’s original painting so difficult to replicate? His portrait of Ginevra is full of personality, while the portraits created by A.I. lack social-emotional nuances.
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“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” – Pablo Picasso.
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On the spookiest night of the year, when all is quiet and when no one’s in sight, Hieronymus Bosch’s “Death and the Miser” comes to life. #HappyHalloween
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Sundays are meant for staying in your pajamas all day and eating things with lots of this.
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When I say, "I need a little self-care this weekend," this is what I mean:
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Happy birthday, Vincent van Gogh! 🎉 Here are some favorites from our collection ⬇️. …and every birthday deserves a celebration. 🎊 @vangoghmuseum & @MuseumModernArt would you like to join the fun? Can you bring any fun facts or works from your collection? #VirtualBirthdayParty
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“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” 🌺.— Confucius
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For the very first time, Claude Monet’s “Impression, Sunrise”—the painting that gave the impressionist movement its name—is now in the United States.
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“Everything that is visible hides something that is invisible.”.— René Magritte
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“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.”.– Edward Hopper. ^Just one of the many reasons why we love Edward Hopper.
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If you could live in a painting, which would you choose? 🏡. We’ll go first: “The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil” by Claude Monet.
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What is happening in this René Magritte painting?. Wrong answers only.
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We think about this extravagant arrangement from 1660 *at least* once a day.
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Just ran into this really funny guy outside our Impressionist show. He says he’s a comedian? Anyway, great conversation.
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A painting by one of the most famous dads in art history.🖌 Monet’s family stood for several hours while he painted this scene. Just goes to show you that in front of every smiling dad, there is always a family shouting back at him to “just take the picture.” Happy #FathersDay 👨🏼🎨
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Did you know that Claude Monet’s “Woman with a Parasol” is a very rare painting? Read more ⬇️
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If you could live in a painting, which would you choose? 🏡. We’ll go first: “The Japanese Footbridge” by Claude Monet
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Tiny details are often the most important.🔍. Take a close look at the intricate elements that enliven this marble sculpture from 1770.✨
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Fun fact: Artist Alma Thomas started her professional painting career in her 70s. Her life is a reminder that it's never too late to follow your dreams.
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Name a painting that makes your jaw drop. We’ll go first: John Singleton Copley’s “Watson and the Shark.”
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Shout out to the parents who took us to art museums growing up. 💛
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There aren’t enough people talking about John Singer Sargent’s landscapes 👌
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A mental escape to Vincent van Gogh's pastoral, sun-soaked getaway in Provence ☀️
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This sculpture by Edgar Degas is known around the world as “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen. ” . What’s less known is the remarkable life of the young girl who inspired it: Marie van Goethem.
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Very few people can paint like the great Leonardo da Vinci. but can a robot? 🤔 . One of these artworks is Leonardo’s very first portrait: “Ginevra de' Benci.” The other images were made using A.I. Can you spot the original Leonardo painting? #ArtOrArtificial
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Taking someone to an art museum is a love language.
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Brightening your timeline with a fresh bouquet of Jerusalem artichoke flowers courtesy of Claude Monet 💐
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What’s a painting that always puts you in a good mood?. We’ll go first: “Landscape at Les Pâtis, Pontoise” by Camille Pissarro
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“Jerusalem Artichoke Flowers” by Claude Monet 🖌. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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“I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.” — Vincent van Gogh 🥺. We wonder if Vincent van Gogh dreamt of this sun-kissed farmhouse in Provence…
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“Woman with a Parasol” by Claude Monet ☂. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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Flowers for you, just because 🌸. (Auguste Renoir, “Flowers in a Vase,” 1866, oil on canvas, 32 x 25 in., Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon)
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“Daniel in the Lions' Den” by Sir Peter Paul Rubens. That's it. That's the tweet.
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“Woman with a Parasol” by Claude Monet. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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A mood board for those with a serious case of wanderlust:
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Against all odds, and thanks to the care of our curators and conservators, Edgar Degas’s “Little Dancer” has been preserved for half a century. 💛
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Sunday: the perfect day for a little Rest and Relaxation.
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Did you know that we have the world’s largest collection of Mark Rothko paintings?
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Leonardo once said: “A face is not well done unless it expresses a state of mind.” And this may be why his Ginevra looks a bit distant and removed, almost as if she didn’t want to be seated for hours watching a 20-year-old artist paint her unmoving expression. 🤭.
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We’ve just acquired one of the most important holdings of 19th- and 20th-century American photographs in history. Thanks to a generous gift from the @FordFoundation, 248 photographs of and by African Americans will now be in our collection.
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Claude Monet.“Jerusalem Artichoke Flowers”.Oil painting c. 1880. That's it. That's the Tweet.
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Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in art history 🖌
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If you’re having a bad day, just remember that Vincent van Gogh’s “Farmhouse in Provence” exists and is available for you to admire anytime you’d like. 💛
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What’s one painting you saw as a kid that’s always stuck with you?.
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A Monet painting near the beginning of his career ➡️ A Monet painting near the end of his career
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Flowers from the 17th-century in honor of Mother’s Day 🌸
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"Woman with a Parasol” by Claude Monet ☂️. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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Flowers…just because it’s Monday 😉. 🖼 Vincent van Gogh, “Roses,” 1890, oil on canvas, 27 x 35 in., Gift of Pamela Harriman in memory of W. Averell Harriman
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“Pavement, Cairo” by John Singer Sargent 🖌. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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We can’t imagine a world without Vincent van Gogh’s paintings 💛. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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Nothing dazzles quite like a Gustav Klimt painting. ✨
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