London. Sam Phillips (Art Guides)

AfullyillustratedguidetothegloriousrichesofLondonsmuseumsandgalleries,drawingonthecreamofthecityscollectionstocreateaneasilynavigable,narrativehistoryofart.TheguidesuniqueapproachallowsyoutolocateyourfavouriteartistorstyleofartinanymuseumandfollowthisthroughoutthemuseumsofLondon.Doyoulike,say,thepre-Raphaelites?ThisbookwillshowyouwheretofindtheirworksinLondon,fromgreatmasterpiecesofthegenreonshowinworld-famousinstitutionstohiddengemshousedingalleriesoffthebeatentrack.DrinkinthebeautyofBurne-JonessstainedglassintheHolyTrinityChurchinSloaneStreet,thenmoveontoseeMillaissOpheliainTateBritain;jumponthetubetoWalthamstowtotheWilliamMorrisGallery,whichwasonceMorrisshomeandnowdisplaysafineselectionofpre-Raphaelitepaintings.Featuringover100galleries,includingtheNationalMaritimeMuseum,theInstituteofArchaeology,theNationalGallery,Tate,theSaatchiGalleryandtheRoyalAcademyofArts,andworksbysuchartistsasRossetti,FrancisBacon,VanGoghandVelazquez,TheArtGuide:Londonistheperfectguidebookforallartloverswhovisitandliveinthecity.