Giambattista TIEPOLO<br/>
<em>The Banquet of Cleopatra</em> (1743-1744) <!-- (recto) --><br />

oil on canvas<br />
250.3 x 357.0 cm<br />
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br />
Felton Bequest, 1933<br />
103-4<br />

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International Art

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The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is Australia’s oldest and most distinguished public art museum. The NGV Collection is spread over two magnificent buildings – NGV International on St Kilda Road and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Fed Square – and there is always a diverse and dynamic range of exhibitions to explore and enjoy.

The NGV Collection contains approximately 70,000 works of art spanning thousands of years, from the art of ancient civilisations through to the latest in contemporary art, reflecting a multitude of different disciplines, periods, styles and inspirations. NGV International houses the Gallery’s collections of International art and is open 10am–5pm. Entry to the NGV Collection is free; however entry fees may apply to special exhibitions.

If you’re planning to visit a specific work of art please contact us to check if it will be on display. Email enquiries@ngv.vic.gov.au or call +61 3 8620 2222.

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Salvador DALÍ
Trilogy of the desert: Mirage (1946)
oil on canvas
36.1 x 59.3 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Eugenie Crawford Bequest, Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest, The Nigel Peck AM and Patricia Peck Fund, Morry Fraid AM and The Spotlight Foundation, The Fox Family Foundation, Ken Harrison AM and Jill Harrison, The Hansen Little Foundation, The Betsy and Ollie Polasek Endowment and donors to the 2018 NGV Foundation Annual Dinner and 2018 NGV Annual Appeal, 2017
2017.453
© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí/VEGAP, Madrid. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Yayoi KUSAMA
Tender are the stairs to heaven (2004)
synthetic polymer resin mirror, plywood, painted plywood, fibre optic cable, transformer, metal chain, aluminium
420.4 x 119.8 cm diameter (installation)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Contemporary with the assistance of Joan and Peter Clemenger AM, 2007
2007.132
© Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
Zanele MUHOLI
Ntozkhe II (Parktown) (2016)
from the Somnyama Ngonyama series 2015–16
gelatin silver photograph
(99.0 x 74.0 cm) (image)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bowness Family Fund for Photography, 2017
2017.461
© Zanele Muholi. Courtesy of the artist and Yancey Richardson, New York
William BLAKE
Dante running from the Three Beasts (1824-1827)
illustration for The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (Inferno I, 1-90)
pen and ink and watercolour over pencil and black chalk
37.3 x 52.8 cm (image and sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1920
988-3
Takahiro Iwasaki
Japanese born 1975
Reflection Model (Itsukushima) 2013–14
Japanese cypress wood, bass wood, wire
139.0 x 783.0 x 817.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 2014
© Takahiro Iwasaki, courtesy of the artist and ARATANIURANO
Iris van Herpen, Amsterdam (fashion house)
The Netherlands est. 2007
Iris van Herpen (designer)
The Netherlands born 1984
Dress 2011
acrylic, nylon (tulle), metal
Purchased with funds donated by Norma and Stuart Leslie, 2016
Alisa Andrasek (designer)
Croatia born
Jose Sanchez (designer)
Chile born c. 1980
Bloom Games, London (studio)
England est. 2012
Bloom 2012
plastic
Presented by RMIT University, 2018
Photo: Tom Ross
ALIX, Paris (couture house)
Madame GRÈS (designer)
Evening dress 1939 {spring-summer 1939}
silk
126.0 cm (centre back) 30.5 cm (waist, flat)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015
2015.580
© Grès, Paris
TIFFANY STUDIOS, Corona, New York (parent company)
TIFFANY FURNACES, Corona, New York (manufacturer)
Clara DRISCOLL (designer)
Wisteria, table lamp (1903-1905)
glass, lead, bronze (patinated), electrical components
68.6 x 47.0 cm diameter
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Women's Association, 2018
2018.649

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