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The National Portrait Gallery in London was founded in 1856 to collect portraits of famous British men and women; the Gallery collections include over 195,000 portraits from the 16th Century to the present day. [http://www.npg.org.uk/] The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. was founded in 1962; It is the only museum in the United States dedicated solely to portraiture. It houses around 21,000 works of art included works by artistic giants of the [[Painting of the Dutch Century|Dutch Century]], including an iconic self-portrait by [[Rembrandt van Rijn]], quiet light-infused interiors by [[Jan Vermeer]], striking portraits by [[Frans Hals]], Judith Leyster, and Thomas de Keyser. The Education Department uses history and the arts as a vehicle to introduce visitors to significant Americans in the Portrait Gallery's collection. [http://npg.si.edu/inform/overview.html]
The National Portrait Gallery in London was founded in 1856 to collect portraits of famous British men and women; the Gallery collections include over 195,000 portraits from the 16th Century to the present day. [http://www.npg.org.uk/] The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. was founded in 1962; It is the only museum in the United States dedicated solely to portraiture. It houses around 21,000 works of art included works by artistic giants of the [[Painting of the Dutch Century|Dutch Century]], as an iconic self-portrait by [[Rembrandt van Rijn]], the quiet light-infused interiors by [[Jan Vermeer]], striking portraits by [[Frans Hals]], Judith Leyster, and Thomas de Keyser. The Education Department uses history and the arts as a vehicle to introduce visitors to significant Americans in the Portrait Gallery's collection. [http://npg.si.edu/inform/overview.html]
[[Albrecht Dürer]]'s made many self-portraits; the most celebrated is the one painted when he was 29 and was renowned throughout Europe.
[[Albrecht Dürer]]'s made many self-portraits; the most celebrated is the one painted when he was 29 and was renowned throughout Europe.