Arthur Rackham

Ariadne's Gallery holds 160 works by Arthur Rackham, made between 1907 and 1934. Most belong to Art nouveau. The most common genres are illustration and self-portrait. Compared with the rest of the collection, these works most often evoke tension and anger.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 47 (collection average 34)
Joy: 33 (collection average 46)
Tension: 67 (collection average 48)
Anger: 38 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 34 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 51 (collection average 48)
Interest: 57 (collection average 57)

Styles

Art nouveau (5,749)

Artworks

Santa Claus, 1907 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Joy 55
A Transpontine Cockney, 1934 — Wonder 70, Tension 60, Interest 65
'Mine is a long and sad tale!' said the Mouse, turning to Alice and sighing — Wonder 60, Sadness 39, Tension 50
A chrysanthemum heard her, and said pointedly, 'Hoity-toity, what is this' — Tension 55, Sadness 40, Joy 51
A flushed and boisterous group — Joy 75, Wonder 60, Interest 65
A grin without a cat! It's the most curious thing I ever saw in all my life — Wonder 80, Interest 75, Tension 65
A Mad Tea Party — Wonder 85, Interest 80, Tension 70
Advice from a Caterpillar — Wonder 90, Interest 85, Tension 75
After this the birds said that they would help him no more in his mad enterprise — Sadness 80, Tension 90, Anger 50
Alas! dear Falada, there thou hangest — Anger 80, Sadness 85, Tension 90
Alberich drives in a band of Niblungs laden with gold and silver treasure — Wonder 70, Nostalgia 65, Tension 55
Alice — Wonder 94, Interest 90, Tension 80
Alice and Pigeon — Wonder 85, Interest 80, Tension 75
An unusually large saucepan flew close by it, and very nearly carried it off — Wonder 65, Tension 55, Interest 60
And now which is which — Wonder 79, Interest 76, Tension 65
And that is the story of Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar — Nostalgia 90, Sadness 81, Tension 85
As he moves slowly away, Wotan turns and looks sorrowfully back at Brünnhilde — Anger 65, Sadness 75, Tension 80
Ashenputtel goes to the ball — Anger 60, Tension 70, Sadness 45
At the Cell of Friar Lawrence — Anger 70, Sadness 75, Tension 80
At this the whole pack rose up into the air, and came flying down upon her — Tension 85, Sadness 70, Wonder 60
Blow, blow, little breeze, And Conrad’s hat seize — Anger 70, Sadness 76, Tension 85
Bob Cratchit went down a slide on Cornhill — Joy 55, Wonder 54, Interest 59
Brünnhilde — Anger 65, Tension 75, Sadness 60
Brünnhilde slowly and silently leads her horse down the path to the cave — Sadness 80, Anger 60, Tension 75
Brünnhilde stands for a long time dazed and alarmed — Anger 81, Sadness 85, Tension 90
Brünnhilde with her horse, at the mouth of the cave — Sadness 70, Anger 55, Tension 70
Building the house for Maimie — Joy 55, Nostalgia 55, Interest 60
But they said one after another — Sadness 71, Anger 50, Tension 60
Cheshire Puss — Wonder 85, Interest 80, Tension 70
Cordelia — Interest 85, Joy 80, Wonder 70
Cover — Wonder 90, Tension 86, Interest 86
Curiouser and curiouser — Wonder 75, Tension 70, Interest 70
Donner, your lord, summons his hosts! — Wonder 70, Nostalgia 60, Tension 55
Endpapers — Wonder 85, Tension 80, Interest 81
Enide with the golden hawk — Joy 61, Interest 60, Wonder 50
Erda bids thee beware — Tension 85, Anger 60, Sadness 70
Erec is attacked in the forest by a stranger knight — Sadness 80, Anger 65, Tension 85
Fafner kills Fasolt — Anger 85, Tension 95, Sadness 80
Fairies are all more or less in hiding until dusk — Tension 65, Sadness 50, Wonder 50
Fasolt suddenly seizes Freia and drags her to one side with Fafner — Wonder 69, Tension 60, Nostalgia 55
Father! Father! — Joy 81, Wonder 60, Interest 65
Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman — Wonder 70, Nostalgia 60, Tension 55
For years he had been quietly filling his stocking — Joy 70, Interest 65, Wonder 50
Freia, the fair one — Joy 70, Wonder 60, Interest 55
Fricka approaches in anger — Anger 70, Tension 80, Sadness 65
Galahad draws the sword from the floating stone — Joy 50, Anger 25, Interest 55
Ganymede assumed the Forward Manners often seen in Youths when they are between Boys and Men — Anger 60, Tension 70, Sadness 55
Gawain arrives at the Green Chapel — Anger 36, Tension 56, Sadness 35
Gawain's journey through the snowy landscape — Anger 60, Tension 79, Sadness 55
Good Dwarf, can you not tell me where my brothers are — Anger 55, Tension 65, Sadness 50
Gryphon — Tension 80, Sadness 66, Wonder 55
He brings thee this sword — Anger 75, Tension 85, Sadness 70
He nears, he nears, in fury! — Anger 85, Sadness 80, Tension 90
Hey! Come hither — Joy 65, Wonder 55, Interest 60
How are you - said one — Joy 65, Wonder 55, Interest 60
How now - said Scrooge, caustic and cold as ever — Tension 55, Wonder 50, Joy 45
Hunding discovers the likeness between Siegmund and Sieglinde — Anger 66, Tension 75, Sadness 50
Husdan recognizes his master — Anger 35, Sadness 40, Tension 50
Imogen's Two Brothers then carried her to a Shady Covert — Sadness 50, Interest 65, Nostalgia 55
Isolde discovers the notch in the sword of Tristan — Sadness 85, Anger 70, Tension 90
It grunted again so violently that she looked down into its face in some alarm — Wonder 70, Tension 60, Interest 65
It's I, your uncle Scrooge. I have come to dinner. Will you let me in, Fred — Joy 61, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Keeps watch over Alberich's ring — Anger 90, Sadness 85, Tension 95
King Arthur for the first time draws his sword Excalibur from its sheath — Anger 55, Tension 75, Sadness 60
Laden with Christmas toys and presents — Anger 65, Tension 74, Sadness 50
Lady Lyonors confronts Gareth — Anger 65, Sadness 74, Tension 85
Lancelot fights against a dragon at the Castle of Corbin — Anger 70, Sadness 80, Tension 90
Loge! Loge! Appear! — Anger 79, Sadness 75, Tension 85
Looking very undancey indeed — Joy 65, Interest 70, Wonder 60
Many's the beating he had from the broomstick or the ladle — Nostalgia 95, Sadness 84, Tension 90
Map of Peter Pan's Kensington Gardens — Tension 70, Sadness 55, Anger 35
Merlin is lured by the evil fairy Vivien in her home — Anger 46, Sadness 50, Tension 55
Mime writhes under the lashes he receives — Anger 70, Tension 90, Sadness 75
Mime, howling. Ohé! Ohé! — Anger 70, Tension 85, Sadness 55
Mock away! Mock! The Niblungs make for you Toy! — Anger 76, Tension 84, Sadness 61
Mock Turtle — Sadness 69, Tension 80, Anger 40
Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar at home — Nostalgia 35, Anger 10, Sadness 20
Nobody under the bed; nobody in the closet; nobody in his dressing-gown — Sadness 50, Tension 45, Anger 15
Now, I'll tell you what, my friend, said Scrooge. I am not going to stand this sort of thing any longer — Anger 70, Sadness 75, Tension 85
Old Mr. Salford was a crab-apple of an old gentleman who wandered all day in the Gardens — Tension 55, Sadness 40, Joy 50
Once upon a time a poor Peasant, named Crabb, was taking a load of wood drawn by two oxen to the town for sale — Anger 50, Tension 60, Wonder 50
Paulina drew back the Curtain which concealed this famous Statue — Interest 69, Joy 60, Nostalgia 55
PERDITA — Anger 75, Sadness 80, Tension 85
Peter Pan is the fairies' orchestra — Tension 55, Sadness 40, Joy 50
Petruchio, pretending to find Fault with every Dish, threw the Meat about the Floor — Anger 80, Sadness 85, Tension 90
Pig and Pepper — Wonder 85, Interest 80, Tension 76
Put his strange case before old Solomon Caw — Joy 75, Interest 66, Wonder 54
Queen Guinevere — Anger 51, Tension 70, Sadness 54
Raging, Wotan, rides to the Rock — Anger 90, Tension 98, Sadness 85
Seize the despoiler — Joy 50, Tension 50, Wonder 50
Set it first to thy lips — Joy 70, Wonder 55, Interest 60
She began to think of confessing that she was a Woman — Sadness 50, Interest 65, Joy 56
She sate down and plaited herself an overall of rushes and a cap to match — Nostalgia 80, Tension 70, Sadness 49
She went along, and went along, and went along — Nostalgia 70, Tension 65, Sadness 45
She went away accompanied by the Lions — Joy 70, Wonder 60, Interest 64
Shook his bald head and murmured, 'Cold, quite cold.' — Tension 90, Sadness 75, Anger 50
Sir Lancelot and Sir Balin — Sadness 44, Anger 30, Tension 50
So the four Brothers took their sticks in their hands, bade their Father good-bye, and passed out of the town gate — Anger 65, Tension 75, Sadness 55
Somebody has been at my porridge, and has eaten it all up! — Wonder 70, Joy 56, Nostalgia 55
Taking the keys of the castle, Jack unlocked all the doors — Nostalgia 75, Tension 70, Sadness 40
Tattercoats dancing while the gooseherd pipes — Wonder 80, Joy 70, Interest 70
The air was filled with phantoms, wandering hither and thither in restless haste and moaning as they went — Anger 80, Sadness 81, Tension 91
The Beggar took her by the hand and led her away — Anger 55, Sadness 65, Tension 70
The boat with the dead Maid of Astolat before the palace at Westminster — Joy 55, Interest 60, Wonder 50
The Cat seemed to think that there was enough of it now in sight, and no more of it appeared — Wonder 65, Tension 55, Interest 60
The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo — Wonder 75, Tension 65, Interest 70
The child is given over to Merlin — Anger 56, Tension 74, Sadness 60
The dragon in the woods near Dublin — Sadness 85, Anger 70, Tension 90
The Ducks, which he had once saved, dived and brought up the key from the depths — Anger 70, Tension 80, Sadness 60
The Dwarfs, when they came in the evening, found Snowdrop lying on the ground — Anger 75, Tension 85, Sadness 70
The executioner's argument was, that you couldn't cut off a head unless there was a body to cut it off from — Wonder 65, Tension 55, Anger 30
The fisherman and his wife had no children, and they were just longing — Nostalgia 75, Tension 70, Sadness 45
The Fishes, in their joy, stretched up their heads above the water, and promised to reward him — Anger 40, Wonder 60, Interest 65
The giant Cormoran was the terror of all the country-side — Wonder 70, Nostalgia 65, Tension 60
The giant Galligantua and the wicked old magician transform the duke's — Wonder 75, Nostalgia 60, Tension 60
The good little Sister cut off her own tiny finger, fitted it into the lock, and succeeded in opening it — Sadness 75, Anger 55, Tension 65
The Holy Grail is carried in — Anger 45, Tension 65, Sadness 50
The Kensington Gardens are in London, where the King lives. — Joy 60, Interest 60, Wonder 50
The King could not contain himself for joy — Joy 85, Wonder 65, Interest 70
The King’s only daughter had been carried off by a Dragon — Anger 90, Sadness 90, Tension 98
The King’s only daughter had been carried off by a Dragon — Sadness 80, Tension 85, Anger 59
The king's troops lay siege to Lancelot's castle — Anger 60, Sadness 70, Tension 80
The lady with the balloons, who sits just outside — Tension 70, Sadness 50, Anger 30
The Mock Turtle drew a long breath and said, 'That's very curious' — Tension 75, Sadness 60, Anger 35
The next witness was the Duchess's cook — Sadness 75, Tension 85, Anger 45
The Pool of Tears — Wonder 85, Interest 80, Tension 70
The Queen never left off quarrelling with the other players, and shouting 'Off with his head!' or, 'Off with her head!' — Sadness 90, Nostalgia 95, Anger 71
The Queen turned angrily away from him and said to the Knave, 'Turn them over' — Wonder 79, Interest 75, Tension 66
The ride of the Valkyries — Joy 85, Wonder 65, Interest 70
The Seven Kids and their mother capered and danced round the spring in their joy — Joy 85, Interest 75, Wonder 70
The sleep of Brünnhilde — Anger 60, Sadness 65, Tension 70
The Son made a circle, and his Father and he took their places within it, and the little black Mannikin appeared — Anger 40, Sadness 50, Tension 55
The struggle between King Arthur and Modred — Anger 50, Tension 70, Sadness 55
The victims of the Red Knight — Anger 69, Sadness 80, Tension 90
The way he went after that plump sister in the lace tucker! — Anger 70, Sadness 76, Tension 80
The young Prince said, ‘I am not afraid; I am determined to go and look upon the lovely Briar Rose’ — Joy 75, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Then he ran after him, still holding the carving-knife, and cried, ‘Only one, only one!’ — Anger 55, Tension 75, Sadness 60
Then old Fezziwig stood out to dance with Mrs. Fezziwig — Joy 71, Wonder 60, Interest 65
Then the Youth took the axe and split the anvil with one blow, catching in the Old Man’s beard at the same time — Anger 30, Sadness 40, Tension 50
These tricky fairies sometimes change the board on a ball night — Tension 75, Sadness 60, Anger 35
They all crowded round it panting and asking, 'But who has won' — Wonder 90, Interest 85, Tension 75
They thanked her and said good-bye, and she went on her journey — Wonder 80, Joy 70, Interest 71
They were stopped by the Strange Appearance of Three Figures — Anger 65, Sadness 65, Tension 75
Title — Wonder 85, Tension 81, Interest 80
Title — Tension 70, Sadness 55, Wonder 55
To this Brook Ophelia came — Anger 60, Tension 69, Nostalgia 66
Tree of mine! O Tree of mine! Have you seen my naughty little maid — Wonder 65, Nostalgia 55, Tension 55
Tristan — Tension 85, Anger 60, Sadness 70
Tristan and Isolde drink the love potion — Anger 35, Sadness 45, Tension 55
Tristan comes to Tintagel dressed as a jester — Anger 55, Sadness 65, Tension 75
Well! - she chuckled, - I am in luck! — Wonder 80, Joy 74, Interest 70
What do you call this - said Joe — Anger 55, Tension 65, Sadness 40
WHEN CALIBAN WAS LAZY AND NEGLECTED HIS WORK — Anger 65, Sadness 70, Tension 76
When he heard Peter's voice he popped in alarm behind a tulip — Joy 55, Tension 50, Sadness 35
When her Majesty wants to know the time — Tension 55, Sadness 40, Joy 50
When Puss saw the rats and mice she didn't wait to be told — Wonder 69, Joy 55, Nostalgia 55
Where is Pease-Blossom — Anger 60, Tension 70, Sadness 55
Who stole the tarts — Tension 60, Sadness 46, Anger 25
Why, Mary Ann, what are you doing out here — Wonder 80, Interest 76, Tension 70
Сover — Sadness 80, Tension 86, Anger 45

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