Stories told in series of separate paintings by Francisco Goya in 1806, Augustus Egg in 1858, Louis Janmot in 34 images around 1850, and Edward Burne-Jones’ ill-fated Perseus Series of 1875-88.
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From his fine realism of 1858, through sinuous trees above Bordighera, to his first series of poplars near his home in Giverny and on the River Epte.
The tale of Nastagio Degli Onesti told in 4 panels by Botticelli, and the 6 paintings making up William Hogarth’s Marriage A-la-Mode.
More paintings from Louis Janmot’s epic Poem of the Soul, Walter Crane’s concise Bridge of Life, and a selection from Edvard Munch’s second Frieze of Life, exhibited in 1902.
Series of paintings showing the journey of life are unusual. Here are excerpts from Poussin’s Seven Sacraments, Thomas Cole’s Voyage of Life, and the start of Louis Janmot’s 34-image epic.
From Ovid’s Metamorphoses to Goethe’s Faust, here are eight classic works of literature accompanied by superb paintings and illustrations. All free.
Twenty-five superb Impressionist canvases surrounded by myths about their creation. Here’s something closer to the truth.
After his greatest human panorama showing Paddington railway station, he painted two moralising series, similar to those of Hogarth.
His love of rhythm and symmetry became clear in his figurative and landscape paintings, and attained international success at last.
His Symbolism or Parallelism continued to develop in figurative works, whilst his landscape included breathtaking views over Lake Geneva, and in the Bernese Alps.
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