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 /> <!--4409-->

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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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Collection highlights

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 /> <!--4409--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/4409"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Salvador DALÍ<br/> <em>Trilogy of the desert: Mirage</em> (1946) <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 36.1 x 59.3 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> 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<br /> 2017.453<br /> © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí/VEGAP, Madrid. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia <!--131049--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/131049"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Louise BOUTEILLER<br/> <em>Césarine de Houdetot, Baronne de Barante, reading Paul et Virginie</em> 1818 <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 193.5 x 143.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by Peter and Anne Greenham, Ross Adler AC and Fiona Adler, Alan and Mavourneen Cowen, donors to the 2017 NGV Foundation Annual Dinner and 2017 NGV Annual Appeal, 2018<br /> 2018.187<br /> <!--127946--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/127946"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Yayoi KUSAMA<br/> <em>Tender are the stairs to heaven</em> (2004) <!-- (view 1) --><br /> synthetic polymer resin mirror, plywood, painted plywood, fibre optic cable, transformer, metal chain, aluminium<br /> 420.4 x 119.8 cm diameter (installation)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, NGV Contemporary with the assistance of Joan and Peter Clemenger AM, 2007<br /> 2007.132<br /> © Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney <!--83910--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/83910"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Zanele MUHOLI<br/> <em>Ntozkhe II (Parktown)</em> (2016) <!-- (recto) --><br /> from the <i>Somnyama Ngonyama</i> series 2015–16<br /> gelatin silver photograph<br /> (99.0 x 74.0 cm) (image)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Bowness Family Fund for Photography, 2017<br /> 2017.461<br /> © Zanele Muholi. Courtesy of the artist and Yancey Richardson, New York <!--123024--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/123024"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> William BLAKE<br/> <em>Dante running from the Three Beasts</em> (1824-1827) <!-- (recto) --><br /> illustration for <i>The Divine Comedy</i> by Dante Alighieri (<i>Inferno</i> I, 1-90)<br /> pen and ink and watercolour over pencil and black chalk<br /> 37.3 x 52.8 cm (image and sheet)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Felton Bequest, 1920<br /> 988-3<br /> <!--26892--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/26892"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Takahiro Iwasaki <br/> Japanese born 1975<br/> <em>Reflection Model (Itsukushima)</em> 2013–14<br/> Japanese cypress wood, bass wood, wire<br/> 139.0 x 783.0 x 817.0 cm<br/> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br/> Felton Bequest, 2014<br/> © Takahiro Iwasaki, courtesy of the artist and ARATANIURANO<br/> Iris van Herpen, Amsterdam (fashion house) <br/> The Netherlands est. 2007 <br/> Iris van Herpen (designer) <br/> The Netherlands born 1984 <br/> <em>Dress</em> 2011 <br/> acrylic, nylon (tulle), metal <br/> Purchased with funds donated by Norma and Stuart Leslie, 2016<br/> Alisa Andrasek (designer) <br/> Croatia born<br/> Jose Sanchez (designer) <br/> Chile born c. 1980 <br/> Bloom Games, London (studio) <br/> England est. 2012 <br/> <em>Bloom</em> 2012 <br/> plastic <br/> Presented by RMIT University, 2018<br/> Photo: Tom Ross<br/><br/> ALIX, Paris (couture house)<br /> Madame GRÈS (designer)<br/> <em>Evening dress</em> 1939 {spring-summer 1939} <!-- (group) --><br /> silk<br /> 126.0 cm (centre back) 30.5 cm (waist, flat)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015<br /> 2015.580<br /> © Grès, Paris <!--117150--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/117150"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> TIFFANY STUDIOS, Corona, New York (parent company)<br /> TIFFANY FURNACES, Corona, New York (manufacturer)<br /> Clara DRISCOLL (designer)<br/> <em>Wisteria, table lamp</em> (1903-1905) <!-- (front) --><br /> glass, lead, bronze (patinated), electrical components<br /> 68.6 x 47.0 cm diameter<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, NGV Women's Association, 2018<br /> 2018.649<br /> <!--134705--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/134705"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Thomas GAINSBOROUGH<br/> <em>Richard St George Mansergh-St George</em> (c. 1776-1780) <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 230.2 x 156.1 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Felton Bequest, 1922<br /> 1223-3<br /> <!--3971--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/3971"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> REMBRANDT Harmensz. van Rijn<br/> <em>Two old men disputing</em> (1628) <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on wood panel<br /> 72.4 x 59.7 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Felton Bequest, 1936<br /> 349-4<br /> <!--4291--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/4291"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Claude MONET<br/> <em>Vétheuil</em> (1879) <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 60.0 x 81.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Felton Bequest, 1937<br /> 406-4<br /> <!--4191--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/4191"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Pablo PICASSO<br/> <em>Weeping woman</em> (1937) <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 55.2 x 46.2 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased by donors of The Art Foundation of Victoria, with the assistance of the Jack and Genia Liberman family, Founder Benefactor, 1986<br /> IC1-1986<br /> © Sucession Picasso/Copyright Agency <!--4256--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/4256"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Auguste RODIN<br/> <em>The thinker</em> (1881-1882); (1884) {cast} <!-- (front 3/4 left) --><br /> <em>(Le Penseur)</em><br /> bronze<br /> 71.6 x 38.3 x 57.7 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Felton Bequest, 1921<br /> 1196-3<br /> <!--3582--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/3582"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Francis BACON<br/> <em>Study from the human body</em> (1949) <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 147.2 x 130.6 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, 1953<br /> 2992-4<br /> © Francis Bacon/ARS, New York. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia <!--3761--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/3761"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a>

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