Five Hundred Years of British Art

A lavishly illustrated, beautiful collection of highlights from the Tate collection over the past 500 years

Tate Britain is the home of British art from 1500 to the present day. This guide to the collection provides an essential introduction to the extraordinary development of British art over the centuries.
British art is notable for genres unique to itself: group portraits, known as “conversation pieces,” focusing on social relations between friends, family, and allies; themes from Briti...