Introduction to the Czech National Gallery: The Czech National Gallery (Národní Galerie) was formerly the Prague Gallery established in 1796. In 1902, the Modern Gallery was separated and the two galleries were nationalized in 1949.
The Czech National Gallery has art exhibition halls of Czechoslovak historical periods (divided into Gothic art, Renaissance art, and Baroque art), and European ancient art exhibition halls (divided into icon paintings from the 15th to 18th centuries, 14th to 14th centuries). 18th century Italian art, 17th to 18th century French and Spanish art, 15th to 16th century Dutch art, 17th century Flanders and Dutch art, 14th to 16th century German and Austrian art), European Medieval Art Gallery, Czech Republic Exhibition hall of Slovak 19th century art and 19th and 20th century sculptures.
The Czech Ancient Fine Arts Department (Sbirka Stareho Ceskeho Nmeni) collects ancient Czech paintings and sculptures from the 10th to the 18th centuries, most of which are Gothic and Baroque style art masterpieces, which are of great appreciation value; the Western European Ancient Fine Arts Department is in The Sternberk Palace built in the 18th century to the north of the Town Square contains a large collection of famous European paintings from the 13th to the 18th century, which is very precious. The French Art Department is located on the first floor of the Sternberg Palace and has a collection of works by famous artists such as Van Gogh, Picasso, Brague, Chagall, Cezanne, and Monet. .