| Art galleries are ideal platform for displaying visual arts, | | | | George Washington" by Gilbert & works of |
| be it painting, sculpture, or photography. Art galleries | | | | Winslow Homer, George Caleb Bingham, & John |
| are a collected culmination of endurance, time, effort, | | | | Singer); modern art; African; Asian (Chinese calligraphy |
| and tastes of many generations, in order to depict the | | | | and painting including Nepalese and Tibetan works); |
| diverse arts and cultures of various ages. Therefore, | | | | Oceanic (Australian Aboriginal Rock Paintings); |
| be it contemporary or traditional Fine Arts, art galleries | | | | Byzantine & Islamic (miniature painting from Iran |
| house all. Promoting emerging artists of all ages, art | | | | & Mughal India); & Greek & Roman |
| galleries give them too a chance to flaunt their | | | | (Euphronios Krates & Amanthus Sarcophagus) |
| artworks, at times amidst internationally renowned | | | | art; and a wide assortment of the musical instruments |
| artists. Committed to excellence in art, the top 10 art | | | | of the world. |
| galleries proffer you a rich, memorable experience. | | | | 5. Sao Paulo Museum of Art, Brazil. Sao Paulo |
| This article tries to picture the top ten galleries of the | | | | Museum of Brazil in Latin America is a prominent |
| world. | | | | building that houses an exquisite collection of Latin |
| 1. Musee Du Louvre, Paris. The Louvre of Paris is one | | | | American works, dating back to World War II. Some |
| of the most visited art museums of France. From its | | | | of the artworks in the gallery are, Raphael's |
| beginning as a royal fortress to the public gallery that | | | | "Resurrection of Christ," Rembrandt's "Self Portrait with |
| we see today, Louvre, with it architectural superiority | | | | Golden Chain," Brazilian art (Nicholas Tarsilao Amaral) |
| and one of the most stunning artistic collections, has | | | | & Brasiliana, Latin American (Torres Garcia, Gilbert |
| dominated Paris ever since its establishment. The | | | | Stuart), & North European paintings. |
| artworks on display in this art gallery have a universal | | | | 6. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. This gallery is |
| appeal that strike a chord on all their spectators. Some | | | | one of the oldest and the largest in Australia, displaying |
| exceptional paintings the museum houses include, | | | | over 63,000 artworks. The art gallery also conducts an |
| Jacques-Louis David's "The Coronation of Napoleon," | | | | art school, which has turned out to be an Alma Mater |
| Hyacinth Rigaud's "Louis XIV," and Leonardo da Vinci's | | | | of many renowned Australian artists. The art gallery |
| "Mono Lisa" & "The Virgin on the Rock." | | | | includes the works of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Marco |
| 2. The National Gallery, London. London's National | | | | Palmezzano, and Rembrandt. |
| Gallery is an enthralling exhibition of the Western | | | | 7. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. A famous pool |
| European art, where history is depicted and is well | | | | of Russian fine art in the world, this gallery exhibits the |
| preserved. Founded in 1824, the art gallery houses a | | | | ranges from "Theotokos" of Vladimir & Andrei |
| rich collection of over 2300 paintings belonging to 13th | | | | Rubler's "Trinity" to the monumental "Composition VII" |
| to 18th century. The gallery has always been a centre | | | | by Wassily Kandinsky, and "The Black Square" of |
| of criticism and controversy for not planning an | | | | Kazimir Malevich. The art gallery also possesses a fine |
| effective management of space & on policies | | | | collection of socialist realism sculptures such as |
| considering the preservation and the restorations of | | | | Yevgeny Vuchetich's Iconic statue of "Iron Felix." |
| the artworks. Some imperative artworks are, | | | | 8. National Archaeological Museum, Athens. An |
| Leonardo da Vinci's "The Virgin Of The Rock" & | | | | extended collection of artifacts from the archeological |
| "Burlington House Cartoon," Raphael's "Portraits of | | | | locations of Greece, covering prehistoric art to late |
| Pope Julius II" & "The Madonna of Pinks," and | | | | antiquity, this great museum is an ideal place for the |
| Michelangelo's "The Entombment" & "The | | | | students of archeology. Established in 1829, the |
| Manchester Madonna." | | | | museum is an imposing Neo-classical building, which |
| 3. Museo Del Prado, Madrid. An art gallery in the capital | | | | was quite popular in Europe then. It displays a wide |
| city of Spain, it displays the stupendous & the | | | | range of prehistoric art, sculpture collections, Santorni |
| royal Spanish anthology. It has an elaborate collection | | | | findings, Stathatos collection, Vlastos collections, |
| of approximately 5000 drawings, 2000 prints, 2000 | | | | Egyptian art, and Near East antiquity. |
| decorative & work of arts, and 1000 coins & | | | | 9. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. This |
| medals. The gallery houses one of the finest | | | | public gallery in Sydney exhibits Australian (settlements |
| collections of Spanish paintings, especially by Diego | | | | to contemporary), Asian, and European art. Some |
| Velázquez, Francisco Goya, and El Greco. The | | | | famous works on display in the art gallery are, Ford |
| artworks are, Velázquez's "Las Meninas," | | | | Madox Brown's "Chaucer at the court of Edward III," |
| Francisco de Goya's "La maja desnuda," Roiger | | | | Streeton's "Fire's on." Other Australian works displayed |
| Vander Weydon's "Descent of Christ from Cross," | | | | are those of John Glover, Arthur Streeton, Rupert |
| "Self Portrait" by Albrecht Durer, and Hieronymus | | | | Bunny, and Roland Wakelin. |
| Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delight." | | | | 10. Vatican Museum in Rome. In the 16th century, Pope |
| 4. The Metropolitan Museum, New York. This North | | | | Julius II founded this Roman Museum, displaying a huge |
| American art gallery has a colossal collection of about | | | | collection of Roman Catholic Church. The notable |
| 2 million artworks and is considered the largest in its | | | | collections of the art gallery include Caravaggio's |
| genre. The collection includes but is not limited to, | | | | Entombment, Leonardo da Vinci's "Portrait of Saint |
| classical antiquity & ancient Egyptian art; | | | | Jerome," and Raphael's masterpiece, "The School of |
| sculptures of European masters; American ("Portrait of | | | | Athens. |