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[[Andrew W. Mellon]], [[Pittsburgh]] banker and [[United States Treasury Secretary|Treasury Secretary]] from 1921 until 1932, began gathering a private collection of [[old master]] paintings and sculptures during | [[Andrew W. Mellon]], [[Pittsburgh]] banker and [[United States Treasury Secretary|Treasury Secretary]] from 1921 until 1932, began gathering a private collection of [[old master]] paintings and sculptures during World War I. During the late 1920s, Mellon decided to direct his collecting efforts towards the establishment of a new national gallery for the United States.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} | ||
In 1930, partly for tax reasons, Mellon formed the A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, which was to be the legal owner of works intended for the gallery. In 1930–1931, the Trust made its first major acquisition, [[List of original Hermitage paintings in the National Gallery of Art|21 paintings]] from the [[Hermitage Museum]] in St. Petersburg as part of the [[Soviet sale of Hermitage paintings]], including such masterpieces as [[Raphael]]'s ''[[Alba Madonna]],'' [[Titian]]'s ''[[Venus with a Mirror]]'', and [[Jan van Eyck]]'s ''[[Annunciation (van Eyck, Washington)|Annunciation]]''.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} | In 1930, partly for tax reasons, Mellon formed the A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, which was to be the legal owner of works intended for the gallery. In 1930–1931, the Trust made its first major acquisition, [[List of original Hermitage paintings in the National Gallery of Art|21 paintings]] from the [[Hermitage Museum]] in St. Petersburg as part of the [[Soviet sale of Hermitage paintings]], including such masterpieces as [[Raphael]]'s ''[[Alba Madonna]],'' [[Titian]]'s ''[[Venus with a Mirror]]'', and [[Jan van Eyck]]'s ''[[Annunciation (van Eyck, Washington)|Annunciation]]''.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} | ||