Gustave Moreau

Ariadne's Gallery holds 149 works by Gustave Moreau, made between 1850 and 1897. Most belong to Symbolism and Romanticism. The most common genres are mythological painting, religious painting and sketch and study. Compared with the rest of the collection, these works most often evoke tension and sadness.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 48 (collection average 34)
Joy: 40 (collection average 46)
Tension: 62 (collection average 48)
Anger: 34 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 40 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 56 (collection average 48)
Interest: 62 (collection average 57)

Styles

Symbolism (4,157)
Romanticism (10,906)

Artworks

Self-portrait, 1850 — Anger 52, Sadness 58, Tension 61
Abduction of the Young Venetian Woman by Cypriot Pirates, 1851 — Tension 79, Anger 55, Sadness 55
Horseman, c.1852 - c.1854 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Joy 65
Portrait of Eugene `Lacheur, 1852 — Interest 70, Sadness 50, Wonder 60
Two Modern Horsewomen, c.1852 — Sadness 55, Tension 65, Wonder 60
Song of songs, 1853 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Joy 56
The Daughters of Thespius, 1853 — Interest 70, Anger 41, Sadness 50
Pieta, 1854 — Sadness 70, Tension 79, Anger 50
Alice, 1855 — Interest 75, Wonder 69, Joy 70
Death Offers Crowns to the Winner of the Tournament, c.1855 - c.1860 — Anger 75, Tension 95, Sadness 80
Apollo and The Nine Muses, 1856 — Interest 70, Tension 65, Nostalgia 60
The Chimera, 1856 — Interest 75, Wonder 65, Anger 35
Hesiod and the Muse, 1857 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Wonder 55
Copy of Raphael's Cherub, 1858 — Joy 80, Interest 65, Wonder 50
Male nude and other studies, 1858 — Tension 65, Wonder 55, Anger 30
Portrait of Degas in Florence, 1858 — Interest 65, Wonder 55, Sadness 40
Saint George, after Vittore Carpaccio, 1858 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Nostalgia 70
View of the Villa Borthese, 1858 — Joy 55, Interest 60, Nostalgia 50
Degas portrait in the Uffizi, 1859 — Interest 65, Wonder 56, Joy 55
Hesiod and the Muses, 1860 — Interest 65, Joy 56, Wonder 55
Male nude, 1860 — Tension 66, Wonder 55, Anger 29
Removal Dejanira, c.1860 — Anger 80, Sadness 90, Tension 85
Study for the head of `Oedipus, c.1860 — Sadness 75, Tension 80, Anger 55
The Suitors, 1862 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 26
The Sphinx, 1864 — Interest 65, Wonder 54, Joy 51
Thracian Girl Carrying the Head of Orpheus, 1864 — Tension 60, Sadness 45, Wonder 55
View of the Garden of Madame Aupick, Mother of Baudelaire, c.1864 — Interest 65, Nostalgia 55, Wonder 55
After, 1865 — Interest 65, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 50
Diomedes Being Eaten by his Horses, 1865 — Anger 80, Tension 98, Sadness 85
Jason, 1865 — Wonder 65, Joy 66, Interest 70
Leda, 1865 - 1875 — Interest 80, Joy 80, Wonder 74
Orpheus, 1865 — Tension 85, Anger 60, Sadness 65
Diomedes Devoured by his Horses, 1866 — Anger 86, Sadness 90, Tension 100
The Birth of Venus, c.1866 — Anger 65, Sadness 70, Tension 76
Perseus and Andromeda, c.1867 - 1869 — Joy 75, Interest 75, Wonder 70
Pieta, 1867 — Anger 69, Sadness 80, Tension 90
The Chimera, 1867 — Interest 75, Wonder 65, Anger 35
The Chimera, 1867 — Interest 75, Wonder 65, Tension 60
Promethée, 1868 — Sadness 85, Anger 70, Tension 90
The Muses Leaving their Father Apollo to Go Out and Light the World, 1868 — Nostalgia 80, Interest 70, Joy 59
The Poet and the Saint, 1868 — Interest 70, Wonder 60, Joy 50
Saint George, 1869 — Sadness 59, Anger 35, Tension 55
Saint Sebastian being Tended by Saintly Women, c.1869 — Tension 55, Wonder 51, Interest 55
Sappho on the Rocks, c.1869 - 1872 — Anger 50, Sadness 60, Tension 66
The Abduction of Europa, c.1869 — Sadness 50, Wonder 60, Interest 64
The Martyred St. Sebastian, 1869 — Sadness 60, Tension 70, Wonder 66
Hesiod and the Muse, 1870 — Interest 66, Joy 56, Wonder 55
Perseus and Andromeda, c.1870 — Joy 75, Wonder 70, Interest 75
Saint Sebastian, 1870 - 1875 — Joy 75, Interest 65, Wonder 55
Saint Sebastian and His Executioners, c.1870 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Tension 65
The Good Samaritan, c.1870 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Joy 65
Sappho on the Cliff, c.1872 — Anger 52, Sadness 62, Tension 68
Self-portrait, 1872 — Anger 52, Sadness 58, Tension 62
The Sirens, c.1872 — Tension 75, Sadness 60, Wonder 65
Saint Margaret, 1873 — Sadness 55, Tension 60, Anger 25
Salome in Prison, c.1873 - 1876 — Sadness 88, Tension 92, Anger 68
Hercules at Lake Stymphalos, 1875 - 1880 — Anger 70, Tension 90, Sadness 75
Leda, c.1875 - c.1880 — Joy 80, Interest 80, Wonder 75
Salome, c.1875 — Sadness 88, Anger 68, Tension 92
Salome (Entering the Banquet Room), c.1875 — Sadness 90, Tension 95, Anger 70
Salome dancing before Herod, c.1875 — Sadness 80, Tension 85, Anger 60
The Wicked Rich and the Poor Lazarus, c.1875 - 1878 — Tension 80, Sadness 65, Anger 40
Young Thracian Woman Carrying the Head of Orpheus, c.1875 — Tension 70, Sadness 56, Wonder 65
Fairy and Griffon, 1876 — Wonder 81, Joy 85, Interest 75
Hercules and the Hydra Lernaean, 1876 — Anger 65, Tension 85, Sadness 70
Ibis, 1876 — Sadness 45, Wonder 55, Tension 55
Pasiphae and the Bul, c.1876 - 1880 — Anger 55, Tension 70, Sadness 50
Pieta, c.1876 — Anger 70, Sadness 80, Tension 90
Salome Carrying the Head of John the Baptist on a Platter, c.1876 — Sadness 95, Anger 75, Tension 99
Salome Dancing before Herod, 1876 — Sadness 80, Tension 85, Anger 60
St. Sebastian and the Angel, 1876 — Anger 11, Sadness 22, Wonder 32
The Apparition, 1876 — Interest 70, Wonder 60, Sadness 45
The Apparition, 1876 — Interest 72, Wonder 62, Sadness 49
David, 1878 — Interest 71, Wonder 60, Joy 60
Jacob and the Angel, 1878 — Wonder 70, Interest 75, Joy 71
Phaethon, 1878 — Joy 75, Wonder 71, Interest 75
Rea and Captives, c.1878 - 1880 — Sadness 75, Anger 56, Tension 70
Salome in the Garden, 1878 — Sadness 71, Tension 74, Anger 45
The Sphinx Defeated, c.1878 — Interest 64, Tension 56, Nostalgia 54
Phoebus and Boreas, c.1879 — Joy 70, Wonder 65, Interest 70
St. Elisabeth of Hungary (The Miracle of the Roses), 1879 — Interest 85, Joy 85, Wonder 80
Christ in the Garden, c.1880 — Sadness 61, Wonder 65, Anger 35
Galatea, c.1880 — Joy 75, Wonder 70, Interest 75
Salomé, c.1880 — Sadness 85, Tension 90, Anger 66
Sappho in Leucadia, 1880 — Joy 74, Wonder 70, Interest 74
Woman and Panther (Salome and the Panther), c.1880 — Wonder 70, Interest 75, Tension 65
The Dream Haunting the Mogul, c.1881 — Sadness 85, Tension 90, Anger 65
The Peacock complaining to Juno, 1881 — Sadness 55, Tension 65, Wonder 60
Giotto, c.1882 — Joy 65, Wonder 60, Interest 65
Saint Martin, c.1882 — Joy 65, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan, c.1882 — Interest 90, Wonder 85, Joy 80
Samson and Delilah, 1882 — Anger 55, Sadness 60, Tension 65
An Arabian Singer, 1884 — Tension 85, Anger 55, Sadness 60
Chimera, c.1884 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Anger 39
The Unicorne, 1884 - 1885 — Tension 75, Sadness 60, Wonder 66
Apollo Vanquishing the Serpent Python, c.1885 — Tension 75, Anger 46, Wonder 56
Bathsheba, c.1885 - c.1886 — Tension 65, Sadness 50, Anger 30
Eve, 1885 — Joy 70, Interest 71, Wonder 60
Helen on the Walls of Troy, c.1885 — Joy 71, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Salome with Column, c.1885 - 1890 — Interest 70, Wonder 60, Sadness 45
The Ballad, c.1885 — Sadness 55, Tension 61, Anger 35
The Toilet, c.1885 - 1890 — Sadness 70, Tension 80, Anger 35
The Unicorn, c.1885 — Tension 70, Sadness 55, Wonder 65
The Unicorns, c.1885 — Sadness 22, Anger 10, Joy 24
Arabian Poet (Persian), 1886 — Interest 65, Nostalgia 55, Wonder 55
Salome Dancing, c.1886 — Sadness 86, Tension 90, Anger 65
Silver Age (Orpheus), 1886 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Joy 65
The Pierides, 1886 - 1889 — Nostalgia 60, Interest 65, Wonder 55
The Raising of Ganymede, 1886 — Wonder 70, Interest 75, Tension 65
The Victorious Sphinx, 1886 — Interest 70, Nostalgia 60, Wonder 60
Cleopatra, c.1887 — Anger 60, Sadness 69, Tension 80
Heridias Salome, 1888 — Anger 76, Tension 95, Sadness 80
Oedipus the Wayfarer, c.1888 — Anger 70, Tension 90, Sadness 75
Jupiter and Semele, 1889 - 1895 — Wonder 60, Tension 60, Interest 65
Saint George, 1889 - 1890 — Sadness 62, Anger 36, Tension 58
Abstract (study), c.1890 — Tension 55, Sadness 40, Interest 60
Dalila, c.1890 — Anger 65, Sadness 75, Tension 85
Dead poet borne by centaur, c.1890 — Anger 70, Tension 90, Sadness 65
Goddess on the Rocks, c.1890 — Wonder 55, Interest 61, Joy 49
Nu. Draft, c.1890 — Tension 61, Wonder 55, Sadness 40
Study of Helen, c.1890 — Sadness 60, Tension 65, Anger 35
The Angels of Sodom, c.1890 — Sadness 70, Tension 75, Anger 50
The Prodigal Son, 1890 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Tension 61
Woman Bathing, c.1890 — Wonder 55, Sadness 40, Nostalgia 50
Arion, 1891 — Tension 71, Anger 41, Wonder 55
Hesiod and the Muse, 1891 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Wonder 55
Orestes and the Erinyes, 1891 — Anger 75, Tension 95, Sadness 80
Orpheus at the Tomb of Eurydice, 1891 — Anger 80, Tension 98, Sadness 86
Satyrs, 1892 — Anger 55, Sadness 65, Tension 70
The Fiancee of the Night (The Song of Songs), c.1892 — Wonder 70, Interest 75, Joy 65
Sappho, 1893 — Joy 80, Interest 80, Wonder 75
The Song of Songs, 1893 — Joy 56, Nostalgia 55, Interest 60
Apollo Receiving the Shepherds' Offerings, 1895 — Interest 70, Nostalgia 60, Wonder 60
Jupiter and Semele, 1895 — Joy 80, Interest 79, Wonder 75
Susanna and the Elders, c.1895 — Sadness 80, Tension 85, Anger 60
Galatea, c.1896 — Joy 75, Interest 75, Wonder 70
Helene glorifee, 1896 - 1897 — Anger 46, Sadness 55, Tension 66
Near the Water, 1896 — Wonder 60, Tension 60, Interest 66
St. Cecilia (The Angels Announcing her Coming Martyrdom), 1897 — Joy 80, Interest 80, Wonder 75
A esfinge vencedora — Tension 59, Sadness 45, Wonder 55
Four studies of snakes — Anger 50, Tension 75, Wonder 70
Shepherds Viewing Passing Soldiers — Wonder 65, Interest 69, Joy 60
Study puff adder — Anger 11, Sadness 20, Joy 24
The Education of Achilles — Interest 80, Joy 75, Wonder 70
The Young Poet — Nostalgia 86, Interest 70, Joy 65
Third Station of the Cross — Nostalgia 60, Interest 64, Wonder 55
Victim — Sadness 76, Tension 84, Anger 40
Women ibis pink — Nostalgia 75, Interest 70, Joy 65
Young Moses — Nostalgia 65, Interest 65, Wonder 55

Gustave Moreau

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