Museum of Fine Arts (MFA)

Ariadne's Gallery holds 147 works in the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) collection by 61 artists, most made between 1527 and 1921. The best represented artists are John Singer Sargent, Claude Monet and Edgar Degas. The main styles are Impressionism, Realism and Baroque.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 30 (collection average 34)
Joy: 46 (collection average 46)
Tension: 43 (collection average 48)
Anger: 17 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 45 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 46 (collection average 48)
Interest: 56 (collection average 57)

Leading artists

Artworks

St. Luke Drawing a Portrait of the Virgin Mary by Rogier van der Weyden, 1435 - 1440 — Interest 67, Anger 11, Sadness 22
Christ Giving His Blessing by Hans Memling, 1481 — Joy 80, Nostalgia 55, Interest 60
Lamentation Over the Dead Christ by Carlo Crivelli, 1485 — Anger 80, Sadness 92, Tension 98
Portrait of a Man by Andrea Solario, c.1497 — Tension 75, Anger 45, Sadness 55
Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist by Bernardino Luini, c.1515 - 1525 — Nostalgia 90, Sadness 80, Tension 85
Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome and Nicholas of Tolentino by Lorenzo Lotto, c.1523 - c.1524 — Tension 60, Sadness 45, Wonder 50
Moses and the Israelites After the Miracle of Water from the Rock by Lucas van Leyden, 1527 — Sadness 85, Nostalgia 86, Tension 80
Christ and the Adulteress by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1532 — Anger 13, Sadness 19, Joy 26
Lamentation by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1538 — Sadness 21, Anger 8, Joy 24
Alpine Landscape by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c.1555 - c.1556 — Wonder 52, Nostalgia 41, Anger 11
Rustic Market by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1555 - 1556 — Anger 9, Sadness 20, Wonder 31
Soldiers at Rest by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1555 - 1556 — Anger 10, Sadness 20, Joy 27
View of Tivoli by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c.1555 - c.1556 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 24
Mulay Ahmad by Peter Paul Rubens, c.1609 — Nostalgia 61, Anger 35, Tension 55
Portrait of Fray Hortensio Felix Paravicino by El Greco, 1609 — Interest 69, Nostalgia 36, Anger 9
Winter Landscape near a Village by Hendrick Avercamp, c.1610 - c.1615 — Sadness 60, Nostalgia 55, Tension 50
Portrait of a Young Married Couple by Jacob Jordaens, 1620 — Joy 45, Tension 45, Wonder 41
Artist in his Studio by Rembrandt, 1626 — Interest 76, Nostalgia 65, Joy 60
The Artist In His Studio by Rembrandt, c.1628 — Joy 71, Interest 70, Wonder 60
Don Baltasar Carlos with a Dwarf by Diego Velazquez, 1632 — Sadness 75, Tension 71, Nostalgia 60
Hercules as Heroic Virtue Overcoming Discord by Peter Paul Rubens, 1632 - 1633 — Anger 65, Tension 75, Sadness 60
Mercury and a Sleeping Herdsman by Peter Paul Rubens, c.1632 - c.1633 — Wonder 55, Joy 50, Interest 56
Portrait of a Man Wearing a Black Hat by Rembrandt, 1634 — Nostalgia 60, Interest 65, Sadness 45
Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Gold Chain by Rembrandt, 1634 — Interest 80, Nostalgia 74, Joy 70
Orpheus with Animals in a Landscape by Aelbert Cuyp, c.1640 — Joy 75, Interest 70, Wonder 55
Bacchus and Ariadne by Jacob Jordaens, 1648 — Joy 70, Interest 68, Wonder 60
The Eavesdropper by Nicolaes Maes, 1655 - 1656 — Sadness 85, Tension 90, Anger 65
St. Mark's Basin by Canaletto, 1738 — Joy 65, Interest 65, Nostalgia 55
Mrs. Joseph Barrell (Hannah Fitch) by John Singleton Copley, c.1771 — Sadness 19, Anger 8, Joy 25
Portrait of a Young Woman by Louise Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun, c.1797 — Joy 56, Nostalgia 50, Tension 50
The Hope Family of Sydenham Kent by Benjamin West, 1802 — Joy 65, Interest 65, Nostalgia 55
The Stour Valley with the Church of Dedham by John Constable, 1814 — Anger 10, Sadness 20, Joy 26
Summer Diana Surprised at her Bath by Actaeon by Eugene Delacroix, 1821 - 1822 — Anger 9, Sadness 20, Wonder 33
Little Miss Hone by Samuel Morse, 1824 — Nostalgia 69, Joy 55, Interest 60
Miracle of Saint Mark by Samuel Morse, 1831 — Sadness 55, Nostalgia 55, Anger 25
Willibald von Glueck at the Clavecin Composing the Score of his Armide by Eugene Delacroix, 1831 — Sadness 20, Anger 9, Joy 27
The Slave Ship by J.M.W. Turner, 1840 — Tension 90, Sadness 70, Anger 55
Admiring a Lantern with a Painted Landscape by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c.1844 — Joy 75, Interest 75, Wonder 70
Writing a Label for Chrysanthemums by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c.1844 — Sadness 50, Wonder 60, Interest 64
The Entombment of Christ by Eugene Delacroix, 1848 — Anger 11, Joy 28, Sadness 18
The Sower by Jean-Francois Millet, 1850 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 25
Wanting to Decide Right Away by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852 — Wonder 60, Joy 59, Interest 65
Fishing Boats at Capri by Albert Bierstadt, 1857 — Wonder 59, Tension 55, Joy 50
The Quarry by Gustave Courbet, 1857 — Anger 10, Joy 29, Sadness 18
In Memoriam by Alfred Stevens, c.1858 - c.1861 — Sadness 55, Nostalgia 55, Anger 20
Bocca Baciata by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1859 — Anger 50, Sadness 55, Tension 65
Street Singer by Edouard Manet, c.1862 — Sadness 22, Anger 8, Wonder 30
Victorine Meurent by Edouard Manet, 1862 — Anger 11, Sadness 19, Joy 25
Basket of Fruits by Edouard Manet, c.1864 — Joy 48, Anger 8, Sadness 17
The monk at prayer by Edouard Manet, 1865 — Anger 9, Sadness 19, Wonder 32
Noonday Rest by Jean-Francois Millet, 1866 — Wonder 50, Joy 46, Nostalgia 40
Dandelions by Jean-Francois Millet, c.1867 - 1868 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 26
Edmond and Thérèse Morbilli by Edgar Degas, 1867 — Sadness 40, Joy 50, Tension 50
Orchard Fence near Vichy by Jean-Francois Millet, 1867 — Interest 75, Nostalgia 65, Joy 60
Road from Malavaux, near Cusset by Jean-Francois Millet, 1867 — Interest 70, Nostalgia 60, Joy 55
Degas' Father Listening to Lorenzo Pagans Playing the Guitar by Edgar Degas, 1869 - 1870 — Joy 55, Nostalgia 50, Interest 55
Storm in the Mountains by Albert Bierstadt, c.1870 — Joy 75, Interest 75, Wonder 69
The Young Shepherdess by Jean-Francois Millet, 1870 - 1873 — Anger 10, Sadness 19, Joy 25
Race Horses at Longchamp by Edgar Degas, 1871 - 1874 — Interest 79, Joy 73, Tension 53
A Carriage at the Races by Edgar Degas, 1872 — Wonder 60, Tension 60, Interest 65
Ships in Harbor by Claude Monet, c.1873 — Nostalgia 70, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Boulevard Saint-Denis, Argenteuil, in Winter by Claude Monet, 1875 — Sadness 20, Anger 4, Nostalgia 24
Camille Monet and a Child in the Artist’s Garden in Argenteuil by Claude Monet, 1875 — Nostalgia 86, Joy 80, Wonder 76
The Opera by Mary Cassatt, 1877 - 1878 — Sadness 20, Anger 9, Joy 27
Fishing for Oysters at Cancale by John Singer Sargent, 1878 — Interest 70, Wonder 61, Joy 60
Portrait of Madame Cezanne by Paul Cezanne, 1878 — Joy 55, Wonder 50, Nostalgia 45
Dancers Resting by Edgar Degas, 1879 — Joy 50, Interest 55, Tension 45
Visit to a Museum by Edgar Degas, 1880 — Sadness 49, Nostalgia 55, Tension 40
Fruit Displayed on a Stand by Gustave Caillebotte, c.1881 - c.1882 — Nostalgia 71, Joy 70, Wonder 65
René Maizeroy by Edouard Manet, 1882 — Anger 10, Sadness 19, Joy 26
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit by John Singer Sargent, 1882 — Nostalgia 60, Sadness 45, Joy 50
Dance at Bougival by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883 — Joy 75, Nostalgia 54, Interest 60
Girl with Pinafore, Half-Figure by Vincent van Gogh, 1883 — Wonder 70, Joy 70, Interest 70
Landscape with Bog-Oak Trunks by Vincent van Gogh, 1883 — Wonder 69, Joy 61, Nostalgia 55
Street in Osny by Paul Gauguin, 1883 — Sadness 22, Anger 9, Wonder 32
Wooded path by Paul Gauguin, 1884 — Anger 12, Sadness 21, Joy 24
The Fog Warning by Winslow Homer, 1885 — Sadness 45, Nostalgia 55, Tension 55
Women of Paris: The Circus Lover by James Tissot, 1885 — Interest 90, Wonder 85, Joy 80
Mrs Charles E. Inches (Louise Pomeroy) by John Singer Sargent, 1887 — Nostalgia 60, Joy 55, Interest 60
Modern Magdalen by William Merritt Chase, 1888 — Joy 55, Tension 50, Interest 55
Postman Joseph Roulin by Vincent van Gogh, 1888 — Joy 64, Interest 65, Sadness 41
Landscape with two breton women by Paul Gauguin, 1889 — Wonder 48, Nostalgia 41, Anger 10
Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle (A Lullaby) by Vincent van Gogh, 1889 — Nostalgia 68, Sadness 48, Anger 33
The Dean's Roll Call by Thomas Eakins, 1889 — Joy 60, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Valley of the Creuse (Grey Day) by Claude Monet, 1889 — Nostalgia 85, Sadness 70, Tension 76
Houses in Auvers 2 by Vincent van Gogh, 1890 — Joy 52, Interest 57, Wonder 47
Landscape with Hills by Edgar Degas, 1890 — Joy 65, Interest 65, Nostalgia 50
Grainstack (Sunset) by Claude Monet, 1891 — Joy 59, Wonder 55, Interest 58
Grainstack, Snow Effect, Morning by Claude Monet, 1891 — Joy 51, Anger 22, Sadness 30
Mother and Child in a Boat by Edmund Charles Tarbell, 1892 — Joy 70, Nostalgia 65, Interest 70
The Blue Boat by Winslow Homer, 1892 — Joy 70, Interest 70, Wonder 55
The Voice by Edvard Munch, 1893 — Anger 9, Sadness 19, Wonder 32
Flowers in a fruit bowl by Paul Gauguin, 1894 — Joy 46, Anger 10, Sadness 20
Fruit and Jug on a Table by Paul Cezanne, c.1894 — Interest 68, Joy 55, Nostalgia 50
Rouen Cathedral Façade and Tour d'Albane (Morning Effect) by Claude Monet, 1894 — Nostalgia 60, Tension 55, Anger 15
Helen Sears by John Singer Sargent, 1895 — Nostalgia 60, Joy 50, Sadness 35
Pink Dancers by Edgar Degas, c.1895 - c.1898 — Joy 75, Interest 70, Wonder 60
The Lookout – "All's Well" by Winslow Homer, 1896 — Wonder 65, Joy 55, Nostalgia 49
Morning on the Seine near Giverny 02 by Claude Monet, 1897 — Wonder 57, Sadness 43, Joy 51
Sketchbook (The Boston Water-Color Sketchbook) by Maurice Prendergast, 1897 - 1898 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 55, Interest 60
Stuffed shirts by Pablo Picasso, 1900 — Sadness 65, Tension 60, Anger 10
Carmelina by Henri Matisse, 1903 — Interest 70, Joy 65, Wonder 60
Mrs Fiske Warren (Gretchen Osgood) and her Daughter Rachel by John Singer Sargent, 1903 — Interest 79, Nostalgia 60, Joy 55
Women and white horse by Paul Gauguin, 1903 — Anger 12, Sadness 17, Joy 26
An Artist in his Studio by John Singer Sargent, 1904 — Wonder 56, Joy 55, Interest 60
Florence Fountain, Boboli Gardens by John Singer Sargent, c.1906 - c.1907 — Joy 69, Wonder 65, Interest 69
Brook among Rocks by John Singer Sargent, c.1907 — Nostalgia 55, Wonder 55, Sadness 40
The Grand Canal 03 by Claude Monet, 1908 — Joy 66, Nostalgia 55, Interest 60
Corfu: Lights and Shadows by John Singer Sargent, 1909 — Wonder 59, Interest 65, Joy 55
The Blue Cup by Joseph DeCamp, 1909 — Joy 50, Interest 55, Nostalgia 40
Statue of Daphne by John Singer Sargent, 1910 — Interest 64, Joy 55, Wonder 51
The Garden Wall by John Singer Sargent, 1910 — Interest 70, Joy 61, Nostalgia 54
Villa de Marlia. A Fountain by John Singer Sargent, 1910 — Interest 70, Joy 60, Wonder 56
Villa di Marlia: Lucca by John Singer Sargent, 1910 — Interest 75, Joy 70, Wonder 65
Simplon Pass. Reading by John Singer Sargent, 1911 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Wonder 50
Simplon Pass. The Tease by John Singer Sargent, 1911 — Interest 65, Wonder 55, Tension 55
The Guitar Player by Joseph DeCamp, 1911 — Interest 80, Joy 80, Tension 60
Two Nudes (Lovers) by Oskar Kokoschka, 1913 — Wonder 60, Joy 55, Tension 55
Portrait of Charles Martin Loeffler by John Singer Sargent, 1917 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 50, Tension 50
Alice Runnels James (Mrs. William James) by John Singer Sargent, 1921 — Sadness 55, Nostalgia 65, Tension 50
Apollo in His Chariot with the Hours by John Singer Sargent, 1921 - 1925 — Wonder 69, Joy 65, Interest 65
Atlas and the Hesperides by John Singer Sargent, 1922 - 1925 — Wonder 60, Joy 55, Nostalgia 50
Drawing 6 by John Singer Sargent, 1922 - 1924 — Anger 30, Tension 55, Sadness 40
Hanns Schwarzensky by Jan Cox, 1959 — Anger 50, Tension 65, Sadness 50
Wreck of the Polias by Jamie Wyeth, 2002 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Tension 55
Janus by Pietropoli Patrick, 2016 — Interest 85, Wonder 81, Joy 75
Boston Common at Twilight by Childe Hassam — Nostalgia 78, Joy 72, Interest 68
Dr. Thomas Fuller by Samuel Morse — Nostalgia 60, Joy 55, Wonder 55
Drunken Bacchus with Faun and Satyr by Peter Paul Rubens — Tension 85, Sadness 70, Anger 40
Farm near Vichy by Jean-Francois Millet — Interest 79, Wonder 73, Joy 69
Fashionable Seven Autumn Plants by Utagawa Sadatora — Joy 50, Wonder 50, Nostalgia 45
Fashionable Seven Autumn Plants by Utagawa Sadatora — Joy 50, Wonder 50, Nostalgia 45
Grapes, Peaches and Quinces in a Niche by Frans Snyders — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Great Harbors for the Lucky Treasure Ship by Utagawa Sadatora — Wonder 70, Joy 65, Interest 65
Hanamurasaki of theTamaya by Utagawa Sadatora — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 50
Hinaogi of the Daikokuya by Utagawa Sadatora — Wonder 55, Joy 45, Anger 20
Landscape with an Avenue of Trees by Peter Paul Rubens — Wonder 65, Joy 60, Interest 60
Mrs. Thomas Fuller (Mary Fuller) by Samuel Morse — Nostalgia 62, Wonder 59, Joy 58
Niagara Falls from Table Rock by Samuel Morse — Sadness 70, Anger 54, Tension 65
Portrait of a Man by Frans Hals — Joy 50, Nostalgia 51, Interest 60
Surprised Man on a Verandah by Utagawa Sadatora — Wonder 55, Tension 50, Anger 25
The Descent from the Cross by Eugene Delacroix — Anger 12, Sadness 19, Joy 28
The Painter's Honeymoon by Frederic Leighton — Wonder 70, Nostalgia 60, Joy 60
The Reverend Thomas Harvey Skinner by Samuel Morse — Nostalgia 60, Joy 54, Wonder 55
Woman Catching a Packet, from the series Stories from the Han and Chu in Two Parts (Kanso ni ban no uchi) by Utagawa Kunisada — Anger 59, Tension 70, Sadness 40
Woman under Flowering Tree by Utagawa Sadatora — Wonder 65, Joy 60, Interest 60
Women Visiting a Shrine by Utagawa Sadatora — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 50

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