Unusual themes include a forest fire, the discovery of honey by Bacchus, early landscapes and hunting scenes.
history of painting
A visit to four galleys off the beach turns into an adventure in itself, with the capture of a brigantine. But all ends in disaster when Don Quixote fights for his future.
Paintings by rising stars including Michelangelo, Giorgione and Raphael. The state of paintings of secular stories from classical and literary sources.
Major works from around 1500 by Giovanni Bellini, Mantegna, Botticelli, Perugino, Leonardo da Vinci, and Fra Bartolomeo.
Everyman’s journey through life, starting as a fallen human, moving with the haywain through sinful ways, and ending in Hell and eternal torment.
Everyday domestic scenes, the music hall, Pierrots performing at Brighton, and townscapes are among his paintings made after the Camden Town Group.
Fading and colour change in paints has been well-described since 1400. Shown here in examples using indigo, it wasn’t properly investigated until the late 19th century.
Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of this innovative Florentine painter, a contemporary of Botticelli.
Don Quixote is shown a bust, product of an enchanter, which answers questions truthfully, but not on Fridays. Everyone is amazed, apart from Sancho Panza.
Twentieth-century paintings of Spring, from Renoir to Grant Wood, with the help of Bonnard, JW Waterhouse, Granville Redmond and others.
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