British Museum

Ariadne's Gallery holds 211 works in the British Museum collection by 42 artists, most made between 1478 and 1888. The best represented artists are Albrecht Durer, Michelangelo and J.M.W. Turner. The main styles are Northern renaissance, Baroque and Romanticism.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 28 (collection average 34)
Joy: 33 (collection average 46)
Tension: 34 (collection average 48)
Anger: 18 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 32 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 39 (collection average 48)
Interest: 49 (collection average 57)

Leading artists

Artworks (200 of 211)

King David Playin a Psaltery by Fra Angelico, c.1430 — Joy 60, Wonder 59, Interest 65
The Twelve Apostles in a Barrel Vaulted Passage by Jacopo Bellini, 1440 - 1470 — Anger 11, Sadness 22, Wonder 32
Saint Mary Magdalene by Rogier van der Weyden, c.1450 - c.1459 — Sadness 21, Anger 8, Joy 26
Three studies elongated figures by Andrea Mantegna, 1455 — Anger 45, Sadness 50, Tension 55
Two holy women in prayer by Andrea Mantegna, 1455 — Sadness 64, Anger 50, Tension 71
Profile of a warrior in helmet by Leonardo da Vinci, c.1472 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 70
Two Armbrustspanners by Martin Schongauer, 1475 - 1490 — Joy 70, Interest 70, Wonder 55
Study by Leonardo da Vinci, c.1478 — Nostalgia 70, Wonder 55, Sadness 39
Study for a Christ by Andrea Mantegna, 1478 - 1490 — Sadness 75, Nostalgia 70, Tension 55
Study of the Madonna and Child with a Cat by Leonardo da Vinci, c.1478 — Interest 79, Wonder 75, Joy 70
Fencing Reiter by Albrecht Durer, 1489 — Anger 10, Sadness 20, Joy 25
Madonna and child by Andrea Mantegna, c.1490 — Joy 50, Interest 56, Tension 45
Youth with executioner by Albrecht Durer, c.1493 — Anger 11, Sadness 22, Joy 25
Crucifixion by Albrecht Durer, 1495 - 1498 — Sadness 20, Anger 9, Joy 26
Lamentation for the Dead Christ by Albrecht Durer, 1495 - 1498 — Sadness 22, Anger 10, Joy 24
Martyrdom of St Sebastian by Albrecht Durer, 1495 — Anger 12, Sadness 19, Wonder 31
Pine by Albrecht Durer, 1495 - 1497 — Anger 10, Sadness 18, Joy 27
The Castle at Trento by Albrecht Durer, 1495 — Anger 8, Sadness 18, Joy 27
Hercules Killing the Molionides by Albrecht Durer, 1496 — Anger 12, Sadness 19, Joy 26
House by a Pond by Albrecht Durer, c.1496 — Anger 8, Sadness 18, Joy 26
Pond in the wood by Albrecht Durer, c.1496 — Sadness 19, Anger 8, Wonder 32
The Knight and the Landsknecht by Albrecht Durer, c.1497 — Anger 11, Sadness 21, Joy 23
Samson slaying the lion by Albrecht Durer, c.1498 — Anger 9, Joy 27, Sadness 18
Astronomer by Albrecht Durer, 1500 — Sadness 21, Anger 9, Joy 27
Doomsday by Albrecht Durer, c.1500 — Sadness 20, Anger 8, Wonder 32
Illustration to Revelationes Sancte Birgitte by Albrecht Durer, 1500 — Sadness 20, Anger 9, Wonder 31
Illustration to Revelationes Sancte Birgitte by Albrecht Durer, 1500 — Anger 12, Sadness 21, Joy 24
Illustration to Revelationes Sancte Birgitte by Albrecht Durer, 1500 — Anger 12, Sadness 19, Joy 28
Study to a large fortune by Albrecht Durer, c.1500 - c.1502 — Anger 11, Sadness 18, Joy 27
The Hermits St Anthony and St Paul by Albrecht Durer, 1500 - 1504 — Anger 10, Sadness 19, Joy 23
Three deities by Andrea Mantegna, 1500 — Sadness 55, Anger 40, Tension 50
Head of a suffering man by Albrecht Durer, 1503 — Sadness 22, Anger 8, Wonder 30
Sketch of a Nude Man (study for the "Battle of Cascina") by Michelangelo, c.1503 — Sadness 22, Anger 8, Interest 42
The dead Christ with the crown of thorns by Albrecht Durer, 1503 — Anger 12, Joy 28, Sadness 17
Apollo by Albrecht Durer, 1504 — Anger 9, Sadness 19, Joy 27
Apollo with the Solar Disc by Albrecht Durer, c.1504 — Sadness 21, Anger 9, Joy 26
Study of male hands and arms by Albrecht Durer, 1504 — Anger 10, Joy 28, Sadness 17
Three Studies From Nature For Adam`s Arms by Albrecht Durer, 1504 — Sadness 22, Anger 9, Wonder 32
Laughing Peasant Woman by Albrecht Durer, 1505 — Anger 12, Sadness 18, Joy 27
Pattern from the Series of Six Knots by Albrecht Durer, 1505 - 1507 — Anger 11, Sadness 20, Joy 26
Pattern from the Series of Six Knots by Albrecht Durer, 1505 - 1507 — Anger 12, Sadness 21, Joy 27
Pattern from the Series of Six Knots by Albrecht Durer, 1505 - 1507 — Sadness 22, Anger 9, Joy 23
Study of figure to "Battle of Cascina" by Michelangelo, 1505 — Sadness 20, Anger 9, Wonder 30
Female Nude by Albrecht Durer, 1506 — Sadness 22, Anger 9, Joy 24
Female Nude by Albrecht Durer, 1506 — Anger 10, Sadness 19, Joy 26
Quarry by Albrecht Durer, 1506 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 23
Study for the "Burlington House Cartoon" (The Virgin and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist) by Leonardo da Vinci, c.1507 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Joy 65
The Entombment by Hieronymus Bosch, 1507 — Anger 11, Sadness 18, Joy 27
Portrait of Conrat Verkell by Albrecht Durer, 1508 — Interest 63, Sadness 23, Anger 11
Study for Haman by Michelangelo, c.1508 — Anger 12, Sadness 21, Joy 26
Christ Bearing the Cross by Albrecht Durer, 1509 — Anger 11, Sadness 21, Interest 42
Christ before Herod by Albrecht Durer, 1509 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 24
Christ Being Crowned with Thorns by Albrecht Durer, 1510 — Anger 10, Sadness 18, Joy 23
Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and St John by Albrecht Durer, 1510 — Sadness 19, Anger 8, Wonder 32
Expulsion from the Paradise by Albrecht Durer, 1510 — Anger 11, Sadness 22, Joy 25
Jesus Christ on the Mount of Olives by Albrecht Durer, c.1510 — Anger 9, Sadness 20, Wonder 31
Schoolmaster by Albrecht Durer, 1510 — Anger 9, Joy 27, Sadness 17
Study sheet with Christ as Man of Sorrows and a garment study by Albrecht Durer, c.1510 — Anger 9, Joy 28, Sadness 17
The Beheading of St John the Baptist by Albrecht Durer, 1510 — Anger 10, Sadness 19, Joy 25
The Penitent by Albrecht Durer, 1510 — Sadness 21, Anger 10, Joy 23
The Sudarium of St Veronica by Albrecht Durer, 1510 — Anger 8, Sadness 17, Joy 26
Christ and the Disciples at Emmaus by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Sadness 23, Anger 10, Joy 23
Christ Appears to His Mother by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Sadness 19, Anger 7, Joy 28
Christ Appears to Mary Magdalene by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 10, Sadness 21, Wonder 32
Christ before Annas by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 12, Sadness 21, Wonder 32
Christ before Pilate by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 12, Joy 27, Sadness 17
Christ Being Nailed to the Cross by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 10, Sadness 19, Joy 29
Christ Driving the Merchants from the Temple by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 9, Sadness 20, Joy 27
Christ in Limbo by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Sadness 20, Anger 8, Joy 25
Christ on the Cross by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 9, Sadness 19, Joy 25
Christ on the Mount of Olives by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 11, Sadness 20, Joy 26
Christ s Entry into Jerusalem by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 12, Sadness 23, Wonder 32
Christ Shown to the People by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Sadness 22, Anger 11, Joy 23
Christ Taken Captive by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 10, Sadness 20, Interest 42
Christ Taking Leave of His Mother by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 11, Sadness 18, Joy 26
Christ Washing Peter s Feet by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 11, Sadness 19, Joy 28
Pilate Washing His Hands by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Sadness 23, Anger 10, Joy 24
Small Passion Title page by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 10, Sadness 18, Joy 28
St.Christopher carrying the Infant Christ by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 23
The Annunciation by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 11, Sadness 18, Joy 27
The Ascension by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 12, Sadness 22, Joy 24
The Descent from the Cross by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Sadness 21, Anger 8, Joy 25
The Descent of the Holy Spirit by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 12, Sadness 22, Wonder 31
The Entombment by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 12, Sadness 21, Interest 42
The Fall by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 9, Sadness 20, Wonder 30
The Flagellation by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 13, Sadness 21, Wonder 32
The Holy Trinity by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 26
The Incredulity of St Thomas by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 12, Sadness 19, Joy 24
The Lamentation for Christ by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Wonder 33
The Last Judgment by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Interest 59, Tension 42, Anger 8
The Last Supper by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 13, Sadness 23, Wonder 29
The Mocking of Christ by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 11, Sadness 20, Interest 43
The Nativity by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 11, Sadness 18, Wonder 32
The Resurrection by Albrecht Durer, 1511 — Anger 9, Sadness 20, Interest 43
Design For a Goblet, With A Variant Of The Base by Albrecht Durer, c.1515 — Sadness 22, Anger 9, Joy 23
Rhinoceros by Albrecht Durer, 1515 — Anger 12, Joy 28, Sadness 18
Star map by Albrecht Durer, c.1515 — Sadness 22, Anger 10, Joy 25
The Austrian Saints by Albrecht Durer, 1515 - 1517 — Sadness 20, Anger 8, Joy 26
The Southern Hemisphere of the Celestial Globe by Albrecht Durer, 1515 — Anger 9, Sadness 20, Wonder 32
Portrait of a man (Paul Hofhaimer or Hans Tucher) by Albrecht Durer, c.1518 - c.1520 — Interest 68, Anger 12, Nostalgia 35
Portrait of Emperor Maximilian I by Albrecht Durer, c.1518 — Interest 64, Sadness 21, Nostalgia 35
The Small Triumphal Car or the Burgundian Marriage by Albrecht Durer, c.1518 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Wonder 30
Head of a Young Woman by Albrecht Durer, 1520 — Anger 11, Sadness 22, Joy 24
Studies for a double tomb wall by Michelangelo, c.1520 — Anger 9, Sadness 19, Joy 23
Study for an engraving of the Prodigal Son by Albrecht Durer, 1520 — Sadness 20, Anger 9, Joy 24
The Cathedral Of Aix La Chapelle With Its Surroundings, Seen From The Coronation Hall by Albrecht Durer, 1520 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 25
Head of a walrus by Albrecht Durer, 1521 — Anger 13, Sadness 22, Wonder 29
Lucas van Leyden by Albrecht Durer, 1521 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 24
Portrait of a Young Man by Albrecht Durer, 1521 — Interest 63, Nostalgia 36, Anger 8
Portrait of Christian II, King of Denmark by Albrecht Durer, 1521 — Interest 62, Nostalgia 34, Anger 9
St. Christopher by Albrecht Durer, 1521 — Anger 8, Sadness 19, Joy 27
Ideal head of a woman by Michelangelo, c.1525 — Sadness 21, Anger 8, Wonder 30
Study of Two Carthusian Monks by Jacopo Pontormo, 1525 — Sadness 65, Nostalgia 56, Tension 54
Design for Laurentian library doors and an external window by Michelangelo, c.1526 — Sadness 22, Anger 7, Joy 25
Musicians on a Balcony by Hans Holbein the Younger, c.1527 — Interest 66, Wonder 55, Joy 49
Portrait of Ulrich Starck by Albrecht Durer, 1527 — Interest 66, Nostalgia 36, Sadness 22
Madonna, Child and St.John the Baptist by Michelangelo, c.1530 — Wonder 52, Nostalgia 39, Joy 31
Studies of Grotesques by Michelangelo, 1530 — Anger 11, Sadness 18, Wonder 32
Portrait of an Englishwoman by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532 — Interest 60, Wonder 50, Joy 45
Study for a risen Christ by Michelangelo, 1533 — Anger 12, Sadness 19, Joy 26
The Fall of Phaeton by Michelangelo, 1533 — Sadness 20, Anger 7, Joy 24
The Resurrection of Christ by Michelangelo, c.1533 — Anger 11, Sadness 20, Joy 27
Portrait of a Lady, thought to be Anne Boleyn by Hans Holbein the Younger, c.1534 — Interest 63, Nostalgia 36, Anger 10
Studies for "The Last Judgement" by Michelangelo, c.1534 — Anger 12, Joy 29, Sadness 19
Study for a "Holy Family with the Infant St.John" by Michelangelo, 1534 — Anger 12, Joy 29, Sadness 17
Portrait of Vittoria Colonna by Michelangelo, c.1540 — Interest 62, Anger 12, Sadness 20
Study to Crucifixion by Michelangelo, 1541 — Sadness 21, Anger 9, Joy 23
Design for Anthony Denny's Clocksalt by Hans Holbein the Younger, c.1543 — Anger 50, Tension 60, Wonder 55
Annunciation (study) by Michelangelo, 1547 — Anger 10, Sadness 18, Joy 24
Study for "Christ on the cross with Mourners" by Michelangelo, 1548 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 27
Mountain landscape with a river by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1553 — Anger 36, Tension 55, Sadness 38
Study of "Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist" by Michelangelo, 1556 — Anger 10, Sadness 18, Joy 26
Portrait of Christine of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany by Agostino Carracci, 1589 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Sheet of caricatures by Annibale Carracci, c.1595 — Interest 74, Wonder 56, Tension 54
Death of Adonis by Peter Paul Rubens, c.1610 - c.1612 — Sadness 85, Tension 91, Anger 55
A Man Carrying a Sack by Adriaen van de Venne, 1620 - 1626 — Joy 50, Wonder 50, Anger 15
Cows by Peter Paul Rubens, c.1620 — Sadness 45, Nostalgia 55, Tension 50
Etude of lion by Peter Paul Rubens, c.1620 — Sadness 45, Nostalgia 55, Joy 50
Hercules Crowned by Genii by Peter Paul Rubens, c.1621 — Anger 60, Tension 70, Sadness 55
Drawing of mules, including one full length by Claude Lorrain, 1630 - 1640 — Wonder 45, Joy 35, Interest 50
Diana at the Bath by Rembrandt, 1631 — Joy 60, Interest 60, Wonder 50
Seated Female Nude by Rembrandt, c.1631 — Joy 45, Wonder 45, Sadness 30
A Meadow, Surrounded by Trees by Anthony van Dyck, 1635 — Anger 10, Sadness 18, Joy 25
Two Women Teaching a Child to Walk by Rembrandt, c.1635 - c.1637 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Interest 60
The man of Gibeah by Rembrandt, 1646 — Sadness 64, Tension 56, Nostalgia 45
Drawing of a satyr, a girl and goats by Claude Lorrain, 1650 — Anger 15, Sadness 26, Wonder 40
Prayer before the Meal by Adriaen van Ostade, 1653 — Anger 61, Sadness 55, Tension 49
Hendrickje sleeping by Rembrandt, c.1654 — Sadness 65, Nostalgia 70, Tension 60
Four Orientals seated under a tree. Ink on paper by Rembrandt, c.1656 - c.1661 — Tension 70, Sadness 50, Anger 30
View of the Campagna by Claude Lorrain, c.1669 — Wonder 51, Interest 55, Joy 39
View of Tivoli by Claude Lorrain, c.1669 — Wonder 51, Interest 55, Joy 41
Roofs and Chimneys in Venice by Canaletto, c.1735 — Tension 55, Joy 50, Wonder 45
Mestre by Canaletto, c.1741 — Joy 55, Nostalgia 45, Interest 50
Beer Street by William Hogarth, 1751 — Joy 75, Interest 70, Anger 31
Wooded Landscape with a Waggon in the Shade by Thomas Gainsborough, c.1765 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 54, Interest 60
Study of Melancholy Girl by Joseph Wright, 1775 — Anger 66, Tension 75, Sadness 41
The Pantheon, the Morning after the Fire by J.M.W. Turner, 1792 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Tension 60
Glad Day or The Dance of Albion by William Blake, c.1794 — Sadness 22, Anger 10, Joy 25
Komurasaki of the Tamaya with pipe in hand by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1794 — Nostalgia 75, Interest 75, Wonder 70
Cathedral Church at Lincoln by J.M.W. Turner, 1795 — Nostalgia 70, Joy 65, Wonder 55
Rome, The Forum with a Rainbow by J.M.W. Turner, 1819 — Anger 65, Tension 70, Wonder 55
St. Peter's from the south by J.M.W. Turner, 1819 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Nostalgia 55
Venice, Looking East from the Guidecca, Sunrise by J.M.W. Turner, 1819 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 70
Rome, The Colosseum by J.M.W. Turner, 1820 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Joy 55
A Storm (Shipwreck) by J.M.W. Turner, 1823 — Sadness 70, Tension 75, Anger 41
Arundel Castle, with Rainbow by J.M.W. Turner, 1824 — Nostalgia 75, Joy 70, Wonder 60
Storm Clouds Sunset by J.M.W. Turner, c.1825 — Anger 75, Tension 80, Wonder 65
Prudhoe Castle, Northumberland by J.M.W. Turner, 1826 — Anger 70, Sadness 65, Tension 75
Louth, Lincolnshire by J.M.W. Turner, c.1827 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Tension 65
The waterfall of Amida behind the Kiso Road by Katsushika Hokusai, c.1827 — Wonder 70, Interest 75, Nostalgia 66
Landscape in the Auvergne by Theodore Rousseau, c.1830 — Tension 64, Joy 58, Wonder 58
The High Street, Oxford by J.M.W. Turner, 1830 - 1835 — Joy 60, Interest 65, Nostalgia 50
View over Town at Sunset: a Cemetery in the Foreground by J.M.W. Turner, 1832 — Tension 80, Interest 81, Wonder 74
The Burning of the Houses of Parliament by J.M.W. Turner, 1834 — Anger 95, Sadness 95, Tension 100
Andalusia by John Frederick Lewis, 1835 — Joy 64, Nostalgia 56, Wonder 51
Contrabandistas by John Frederick Lewis, 1836 — Anger 50, Tension 55, Sadness 40
Mr. Daumier, Your Series... Is... Charming… by Honore Daumier, 1838 — Anger 10, Sadness 20, Wonder 32
South of Bellinzona by J.M.W. Turner, 1841 — Wonder 55, Tension 55, Anger 30
Oh, Ouch, It hurts by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852 — Wonder 50, Anger 25, Sadness 36
Wanting to see the next volume by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852 — Wonder 58, Joy 56, Interest 63
Wishing to gaze at the moon by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852 — Wonder 52, Joy 47, Anger 23
Cupid finding Psyche: winged cupid standing over body of Psyche asleep below a fountain, roses on a trellis behind by Edward Burne-Jones, 1866 — Sadness 46, Nostalgia 55, Tension 55
Study of Two Female Figures by Albert Joseph Moore, c.1868 — Joy 70, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Engelsburg by John Singer Sargent, 1872 — Sadness 46, Tension 55, Anger 29
Dancers at the Barre (study) by Edgar Degas, 1876 - 1877 — Nostalgia 76, Joy 71, Interest 70
Strigils and Sponges by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1879 — Nostalgia 80, Sadness 70, Tension 55
A Declaration by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1883 — Nostalgia 60, Interest 65, Joy 55
Two studies for Madame X by John Singer Sargent, c.1883 — Nostalgia 59, Interest 61, Joy 50
Landscape near Montmajour with Train by Vincent van Gogh, 1888 — Wonder 80, Joy 70, Interest 70
The Golden Cell by Odilon Redon, 1892 — Wonder 75, Sadness 60, Tension 70
The Toilet of Salome by Aubrey Beardsley, 1894 — Anger 66, Sadness 55, Tension 65
Erda by Aubrey Beardsley, 1896 — Tension 85, Sadness 70, Anger 50
The End by Kathe Kollwitz, 1897 — Sadness 90, Anger 60, Tension 79
Outbreak by Kathe Kollwitz, 1908 — Interest 71, Joy 65, Wonder 55
The Prisoners by Kathe Kollwitz, 1908 — Sadness 59, Anger 40, Tension 55
View from a Window, Genoa by John Singer Sargent, c.1911 — Wonder 65, Interest 71, Joy 55
Graveyard in the Tyrol by John Singer Sargent, 1914 — Wonder 71, Tension 66, Sadness 51
Bread! by Kathe Kollwitz, 1924 — Sadness 75, Anger 60, Tension 70
A comical barber scene by Hieronymus Bosch — Anger 12, Sadness 17, Joy 26
A Harlot's Progress, plate 2 by William Hogarth — Anger 55, Sadness 55, Interest 70

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