The National Gallery of Ireland’s collection encompasses more than 16,000 works of art from around 1300 until the present day. In addition, it houses an important and extensive art library and archive collection. Apart from individual masterpieces by artists such as Vermeer, Rembrandt, Goya, Caravaggio, Gainsborough, Monet and Picasso, the Gallery houses the National Portrait Collection and the world’s greatest collection of Irish paintings.