Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Ariadne's Gallery holds 82 works in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium collection by 36 artists, most made between 1460 and 1954. The best represented artists are Rene Magritte, Peter Paul Rubens and Jan van Hemessen. The main styles are Northern renaissance, Baroque and Surrealism. Compared with the rest of Ariadne's Gallery, these works most often evoke sadness and anger.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 37 (collection average 34)
Joy: 41 (collection average 46)
Tension: 47 (collection average 48)
Anger: 25 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 42 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 45 (collection average 48)
Interest: 55 (collection average 57)

Leading artists

Artworks

Mass of Saint Gregory by Robert Campin, c.1415 — Anger 75, Sadness 65, Tension 70
The Annunciation by Robert Campin, c.1430 — Wonder 90, Interest 90, Joy 85
The Lamentation over the Dead Christ by Petrus Christus, c.1455 - c.1460 — Anger 85, Sadness 95, Nostalgia 95
Group of Men by Rogier van der Weyden, c.1460 — Anger 12, Joy 28, Sadness 17
Portrait of Antoine, bastard of Burgundy by Rogier van der Weyden, 1460 — Interest 65, Nostalgia 38, Anger 12
Portrait of Laurent Froimont by Rogier van der Weyden, c.1460 - c.1464 — Interest 64, Anger 10, Nostalgia 34
Barbara de Vlaenderberch by Hans Memling, c.1470 - c.1472 — Sadness 50, Joy 55, Wonder 56
Saint Francis by Carlo Crivelli, c.1470 — Wonder 70, Interest 75, Joy 65
The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian by Hans Memling, c.1475 — Tension 70, Anger 25, Wonder 50
Virgin and Child With St. Anne and a Franciscan donor by Hugo van der Goes, c.1475 — Interest 75, Joy 70, Wonder 55
Crucifixion with a Donor by Hieronymus Bosch, 1480 - 1485 — Sadness 20, Anger 9, Wonder 30
Portraits of Willem Moreel and His Wife by Hans Memling, c.1482 — Interest 69, Wonder 59, Joy 50
The Virgin and Child Adored by Angels by Jean Hey, 1492 — Nostalgia 79, Joy 74, Wonder 70
Wings of a Triptych by Mabuse, c.1515 — Wonder 60, Nostalgia 55, Tension 55
The old man in love by Lucas Cranach the Elder, c.1517 — Joy 56, Nostalgia 36, Anger 10
Venus and Cupid by Mabuse, 1521 — Joy 79, Wonder 70, Interest 65
Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1525 — Anger 11, Sadness 22, Joy 24
Portrait of Magdeburg Theologian Dr. Johannes Schöner by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529 — Interest 68, Sadness 21, Anger 10
Apollo and Diana by Lucas Cranach the Elder, c.1530 — Sadness 22, Anger 10, Wonder 32
Venus and Cupid by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1531 — Anger 11, Sadness 21, Joy 25
Parable of the Prodigal Son by Jan van Hemessen, 1536 — Anger 64, Sadness 70, Tension 76
Parable of the Prodigal Son (detail) by Jan van Hemessen, 1536 — Sadness 75, Anger 55, Tension 65
Parable of the Prodigal Son (detail) by Jan van Hemessen, 1536 — Sadness 74, Anger 55, Tension 65
Parable of the Prodigal Son (detail) by Jan van Hemessen, 1536 — Sadness 75, Anger 55, Tension 65
Parable of the Prodigal Son (detail) by Jan van Hemessen, 1536 — Sadness 81, Anger 60, Tension 69
The Adoration of the Kings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c.1556 — Anger 12, Sadness 22, Wonder 32
Cook in front of the Stove by Pieter Aertsen, 1559 — Tension 55, Anger 21, Wonder 45
Triptych of the Entombment (closed) by Maerten van Heemskerck, c.1559 — Sadness 50, Tension 55, Anger 24
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c.1560 — Anger 35, Tension 55, Sadness 40
Triptych of the Entombment by Maerten van Heemskerck, c.1560 — Sadness 45, Anger 26, Tension 50
The Fall of the Rebel Angels by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1562 — Anger 32, Sadness 42, Tension 52
Census at Bethlehem by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1566 — Anger 11, Sadness 17, Joy 26
Holy Family with Elizabeth and Child John the Baptist by Jacob Jordaens, 1615 — Joy 65, Nostalgia 56, Interest 60
Assumption of Virgin by Peter Paul Rubens, 1616 — Joy 70, Interest 65, Nostalgia 55
The Pantry by Frans Snyders, c.1620 — Joy 65, Nostalgia 55, Interest 55
Virgin and Child by Peter Paul Rubens, 1620 — Nostalgia 85, Interest 80, Joy 75
Porrtrait of the Sculptor Duquesnoy by Anthony van Dyck, 1627 - 1629 — Sadness 21, Anger 9, Joy 23
Portrait of Porzia Imperiale and Her Daughter by Anthony van Dyck, 1628 — Interest 64, Nostalgia 35, Anger 9
Portrait of Father Jean Charles della Faille by Anthony van Dyck, 1629 — Interest 65, Anger 11, Nostalgia 34
Portrait of Helena Fourment by Peter Paul Rubens, c.1630 — Joy 85, Nostalgia 80, Interest 80
Drinkers in the yard by Adriaen Brouwer, c.1631 — Joy 55, Nostalgia 50, Anger 20
Widebrim by Rembrandt, 1632 - 1639 — Joy 50, Wonder 50, Tension 50
The Martyrdom of St. Livinus by Peter Paul Rubens, 1633 — Anger 50, Sadness 55, Tension 60
The Road to Calvary by Peter Paul Rubens, 1634 - 1637 — Interest 70, Joy 54, Wonder 55
Cupid Riding a Dolphin by Peter Paul Rubens, 1636 — Interest 85, Joy 85, Wonder 75
The Fall of Icarus by Peter Paul Rubens, 1636 — Anger 80, Sadness 84, Tension 90
The King Drinks by Jacob Jordaens, 1638 — Wonder 60, Interest 64, Nostalgia 55
The King Drinks by Jacob Jordaens, 1640 — Joy 56, Nostalgia 55, Sadness 41
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria in his Gallery by David Teniers the Younger, 1651 — Nostalgia 60, Interest 65, Joy 55
Kermess by David Teniers the Younger, 1652 — Nostalgia 56, Interest 60, Sadness 35
Rhetoricians by Jan Steen, 1665 - 1668 — Joy 50, Wonder 50, Interest 55
Tavern Interior by Adriaen van Ostade, 1680 — Sadness 40, Anger 24, Joy 45
Three Studies of a Lady with a Hat by Antoine Watteau, c.1715 — Nostalgia 50, Tension 50, Joy 45
Dieppe End of a Pier and the Sea by Camille Corot, 1822 — Anger 13, Joy 29, Sadness 17
Mars Disarmed by Venus and the Three Graces by Jacques-Louis David, 1824 — Anger 11, Sadness 19, Joy 24
Route from Louveciennes by Alfred Sisley, c.1873 — Joy 50, Wonder 50, Nostalgia 45
Drawing lesson in the workshop by Henri Fantin-Latour, 1879 — Joy 40, Anger 15, Tension 40
Dario de Regoyos Playing the Guitar by Theo van Rysselberghe, 1882 — Wonder 73, Joy 66, Interest 67
Head of a Young Peasant in a Peaked Cap by Vincent van Gogh, 1885 — Joy 51, Wonder 46, Interest 55
Portrait of Octave Maus by Theo van Rysselberghe, 1885 — Interest 65, Joy 51, Tension 51
Portrait of Suzanne Bambridge by Paul Gauguin, 1891 — Interest 66, Nostalgia 36, Anger 11
Midnight marriage by Rene Magritte, 1926 — Sadness 80, Nostalgia 85, Tension 70
Imp of the Perverse by Rene Magritte, 1927 — Sadness 85, Nostalgia 90, Tension 80
Copper handcuffs by Rene Magritte, 1931 — Tension 70, Sadness 56, Anger 40
Georgette by Rene Magritte, 1937 — Joy 60, Wonder 50, Interest 55
The harvest by Rene Magritte, 1943 — Interest 70, Wonder 60, Anger 36
Natural encounters by Rene Magritte, 1945 — Wonder 85, Interest 80, Joy 75
The Temptation of St. Anthony by Salvador Dali, 1946 — Anger 80, Sadness 85, Tension 95
Depths of pleasure by Rene Magritte, 1948 — Interest 85, Wonder 80, Joy 65
Pebble by Rene Magritte, 1948 — Wonder 50, Sadness 35, Interest 55
Titania by Rene Magritte, 1948 — Tension 64, Sadness 50, Nostalgia 55
The empire of lights by Rene Magritte, 1954 — Wonder 79, Joy 81, Nostalgia 70
The domain of Arnheim by Rene Magritte, 1962 — Wonder 70, Joy 60, Interest 66
The blank page by Rene Magritte, 1967 — Anger 60, Sadness 70, Tension 80
Iliad, The End by Jan Cox, 1975 — Anger 48, Sadness 52, Wonder 64
Allegory of Fertility by Jacob Jordaens — Nostalgia 60, Joy 55, Tension 55
Deer hunting by Frans Snyders — Tension 75, Anger 30, Interest 60
Landscape with St. John the Baptist Preaching by Joachim Patinir — Wonder 55, Interest 60, Joy 49
Studies of the Head of a Negro by Peter Paul Rubens — Anger 80, Tension 85, Sadness 70
Suzanna and the Elders by Jacob Jordaens — Tension 49, Interest 55, Joy 42
The Descent from the Cross by Jan van Hemessen — Anger 85, Sadness 91, Tension 95
The Meeting of Christ and St. Veronica by Otto van Veen — Wonder 70, Interest 65, Tension 55

Museums with works by the same artists

Louvre (611)
Kunsthistorisches Museum (282)
Museo del Prado (459)
Hermitage Museum (527)
Alte Pinakothek (139)
Memling Museum (Old St. John's Hospital) (27)
Uffizi Gallery (355)
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (41)