A stunning collection of paintings, sculpture and decorative art from the 13th century to the present day.
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A stunning collection of paintings, sculpture and decorative art from the 13th century to the present day.
19 century collection
During the late 19th century the High Victorian concept of 'art for art's sake', where formal concerns were more important than narrative or moral content, influenced many artists. However, the taste for allegorical or instructional paintings also continued. This period produced many beautiful and richly painted works, a selection of which can be seen here.
‘Samson'
Solomon J Solomon
‘A summer night ’
Albert Moore
‘The funeral of Shelley’
Louis Edouard Fournier
‘Woman ironing’
Edgar Degas
‘Break-up of the ice on the Seine, near Bennecourt'
Claude Monet
‘Perseus and Andromeda’
Frederick Leighton
‘The punishment of lust ’
Giovanni Segantini
‘A sense of sight ’
Annie Louisa Swynnerton
‘Ophelia’
Henrietta Rae
'Joseph Mayer'
William Daniels
'Psyche in the Temple of Love'
Edward John Poynter
'Ladies in a garden'
Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli
‘The Mower’
‘Fantine’