Tate Britain

Ariadne's Gallery holds 135 works in the Tate Britain collection by 51 artists, most made between 1770 and 1988. The best represented artists are John Singer Sargent, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Thomas Gainsborough. The main styles are Realism, Romanticism and Post-impressionism. Compared with the rest of Ariadne's Gallery, these works most often evoke anger and sadness.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 39 (collection average 34)
Joy: 43 (collection average 46)
Tension: 52 (collection average 48)
Anger: 29 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 49 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 46 (collection average 48)
Interest: 57 (collection average 57)

Leading artists

Artworks

Lady Lucy Percy by Anthony van Dyck, 1637 — Anger 12, Sadness 19, Joy 27
Portrait of Endymion Porter by William Dobson, c.1645 — Anger 70, Tension 75, Sadness 60
Portrait of a Young Girl by Mary Beale, c.1681 — Anger 45, Sadness 45, Joy 55
Mares and Foals in a River Landscape by George Stubbs, 1763 - 1768 — Wonder 50, Nostalgia 41, Anger 9
Pylades and Orestes Brought as Victims before Iphigenia by Benjamin West, 1766 — Anger 61, Tension 80, Wonder 64
John, 1st Viscount Kilmorey by Thomas Gainsborough, c.1768 — Nostalgia 60, Joy 50, Wonder 50
Gainsborough Dupont by Thomas Gainsborough, c.1770 - c.1772 — Joy 50, Wonder 50, Nostalgia 45
The Artist's Daughter Margaret by Thomas Gainsborough, 1772 — Joy 75, Interest 75, Wonder 65
Benjamin Truman by Thomas Gainsborough, c.1773 - c.1774 — Joy 50, Wonder 50, Nostalgia 45
Priam Pleading with Achilles for the Body of Hector by Gavin Hamilton, 1775 — Anger 95, Sadness 85, Tension 90
The Golden Age by Benjamin West, 1776 — Anger 41, Tension 60, Joy 50
Pomeranian Bitch and Pup by Thomas Gainsborough, c.1777 — Wonder 65, Interest 71, Joy 65
Portrait of the Mary Gainsborough by Thomas Gainsborough, 1777 — Joy 50, Nostalgia 45, Interest 55
The Bard by Benjamin West, 1778 — Joy 70, Interest 66, Wonder 56
Harvest by George Stubbs, 1785 — Joy 60, Nostalgia 51, Wonder 51
Flatford Mill by John Constable, 1817 — Sadness 22, Anger 10, Wonder 33
Sun Setting over a Lake by J.M.W. Turner, c.1840 — Joy 65, Wonder 61, Interest 65
Venice with the Salute by J.M.W. Turner, c.1840 - c.1845 — Sadness 55, Tension 65, Nostalgia 60
Going to the Ball (San Martino) by J.M.W. Turner, 1846 — Wonder 85, Joy 80, Interest 75
Ecce Ancilla Domini study by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, c.1849 — Anger 55, Tension 75, Sadness 59
The Annunciation by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1849 - 1850 — Sadness 66, Nostalgia 70, Tension 60
The Great Day of His Wrath by John Martin, 1851 - 1853 — Anger 64, Tension 85, Interest 80
Carlisle Wall (The Lovers) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1853 — Sadness 55, Tension 66, Anger 40
Faust and Marguerite by Simeon Solomon, c.1856 — Anger 65, Tension 70, Sadness 55
Mary Magdalen by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1857 — Nostalgia 70, Interest 75, Joy 65
Saint Catherine by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1857 — Nostalgia 70, Interest 75, Joy 65
The Blue Closet by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1857 — Nostalgia 75, Sadness 65, Tension 61
The Vale Of Rest by John Everett Millais, 1858 - 1859 — Nostalgia 70, Tension 55, Sadness 39
Clara von Bork by Edward Burne-Jones, 1860 — Wonder 76, Interest 70, Joy 60
Sidonia von Bork by Edward Burne-Jones, 1860 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 50, Wonder 46
Symphony in White, No. 2: The Little White Girl by James McNeill Whistler, 1864 — Interest 75, Tension 65, Joy 59
Monna Vanna by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1866 — Anger 49, Sadness 55, Tension 65
Woman at Her Toilette by Edgar Degas, c.1869 - c.1899 — Sadness 69, Nostalgia 65, Tension 50
A Youth Relating Tales to Ladies by Simeon Solomon, 1870 — Wonder 85, Joy 85, Interest 80
Lane of Chestnut Trees at the Jas de Bouffan by Paul Cezanne, 1871 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Tension 45
Proserpine by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1874 — Sadness 50, Nostalgia 59, Anger 35
Carlo Pellegrini by Edgar Degas, 1876 - 1877 — Nostalgia 55, Tension 55, Sadness 41
Holyday by James Tissot, c.1876 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 70
The Golden Stairs by Edward Burne-Jones, c.1876 - c.1880 — Joy 55, Wonder 50, Tension 50
Bridge at Serves by Alfred Sisley, c.1877 — Joy 50, Wonder 50, Nostalgia 45
Portsmouth Dockyard by James Tissot, c.1877 — Nostalgia 60, Joy 55, Wonder 54
The Renaissance of Venus by Walter Crane, 1877 — Joy 77, Wonder 70, Interest 74
Study for 'La La at the Cirque Fernando' by Edgar Degas, 1879 — Interest 61, Joy 50, Tension 50
Portrait of Felix Pissarro by Camille Pissarro, 1881 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 50, Wonder 51
Vernon Lee by John Singer Sargent, 1881 — Interest 75, Joy 70, Wonder 65
The Little Country Maid by Camille Pissarro, 1882 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 45, Wonder 40
The Pork Butcher by Camille Pissarro, 1883 — Anger 65, Sadness 70, Tension 75
Study of Mme Gautreau by John Singer Sargent, 1884 — Joy 50, Nostalgia 50, Wonder 45
A Foregone Conclusion by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1885 — Nostalgia 71, Sadness 50, Anger 26
Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose by John Singer Sargent, 1885 - 1886 — Interest 85, Wonder 80, Joy 85
Catspaws off the Land by Henry Moore, 1885 — Anger 65, Tension 75, Sadness 55
Dorothy Barnard by John Singer Sargent, c.1885 — Sadness 21, Anger 9, Wonder 32
Emile Bernard by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1885 — Interest 70, Tension 55, Sadness 35
Mrs. Frederick Barnard by John Singer Sargent, 1885 — Interest 67, Joy 59, Nostalgia 53
Saint Eulalia by John William Waterhouse, 1885 — Anger 11, Sadness 21, Joy 24
Young Woman on a Couch by Berthe Morisot, 1885 — Joy 56, Interest 61, Nostalgia 41
Flora Priestley by John Singer Sargent, 1889 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 50, Sadness 35
Mountains in Provence by Paul Cezanne, 1890 — Nostalgia 70, Joy 65, Interest 65
The Bath of Psyche by Frederic Leighton, c.1890 — Wonder 70, Joy 60, Nostalgia 55
Still Life with Bottles by Roderic O'Conor, 1892 — Joy 65, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Yellow Landscape by Roderic O'Conor, 1892 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 50, Interest 55
Still Life with Water Jug by Paul Cezanne, 1893 — Joy 60, Interest 65, Nostalgia 50
Design for the Frontispiece to "Plays" by John Davidson by Aubrey Beardsley, 1894 — Tension 75, Sadness 60, Anger 45
Masked Woman with a White Mouse by Aubrey Beardsley, c.1894 — Anger 35, Tension 60, Nostalgia 55
Red Roofs by Roderic O'Conor, c.1894 — Joy 65, Wonder 54, Interest 60
The Fat Woman by Aubrey Beardsley, 1894 — Anger 80, Sadness 85, Tension 90
The Moon and Sleep by Simeon Solomon, 1894 — Anger 50, Sadness 50, Tension 55
Frontispiece to Chopin's Third Ballade by Aubrey Beardsley, 1895 — Wonder 60, Joy 55, Nostalgia 48
Landscape by Roderic O'Conor, c.1895 - c.1900 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 50, Interest 55
Messalina and her Companion by Aubrey Beardsley, 1895 — Anger 70, Tension 90, Sadness 60
Mrs. Ian Hamilton (Jean Muir) by John Singer Sargent, c.1896 — Joy 58, Interest 64, Nostalgia 51
Asher Wertheime by John Singer Sargent, 1898 — Nostalgia 61, Sadness 50, Tension 55
Colonel Ian Hamilton by John Singer Sargent, c.1898 — Tension 60, Anger 30, Sadness 40
Mrs. Charles Hunter (Mary Smyth) by John Singer Sargent, 1898 — Joy 60, Interest 64, Nostalgia 54
Amazone by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1899 — Sadness 22, Anger 10, Wonder 32
The Misses Hunter by John Singer Sargent, 1900 - 1902 — Nostalgia 59, Interest 65, Joy 55
Alfred, Son of Asher Wertheimer by John Singer Sargent, c.1901 — Sadness 51, Nostalgia 60, Tension 55
Hylda, Daughter of Asher and Mrs. Wertheimer by John Singer Sargent, 1901 — Anger 12, Sadness 22, Joy 26
Essie, Ruby and Ferdinand, Children of Asher Wertheimer by John Singer Sargent, 1902 — Nostalgia 55, Interest 60, Joy 49
Mrs. Philip Leslie Agnew by John Singer Sargent, 1902 — Joy 58, Interest 65, Nostalgia 52
Dorelia in a Black Dress by Gwen John, c.1903 - c.1904 — Joy 70, Interest 70, Wonder 60
Self Portrait by Camille Pissarro, 1903 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 40, Sadness 25
The pilot's jetty, Le Havre by Camille Pissarro, 1903 — Nostalgia 50, Tension 45, Anger 15
A Vele Gonfie (also known as Ena Wertheimer) by John Singer Sargent, 1904 — Joy 66, Interest 70, Nostalgia 55
Chloe Boughton Leigh by Gwen John, 1904 - 1908 — Sadness 80, Anger 65, Tension 76
Mrs. Asher Wertheimer by John Singer Sargent, 1904 — Nostalgia 65, Joy 60, Interest 60
Hylda, Almina and Conway, Children of Asher Wertheimer by John Singer Sargent, 1905 — Joy 60, Interest 65, Nostalgia 54
The Cat by Gwen John, c.1905 - c.1908 — Sadness 50, Tension 55, Nostalgia 50
In the Bathroom by Pierre Bonnard, 1907 — Nostalgia 60, Tension 55, Sadness 40
Val D'Aosta, Purtud by John Singer Sargent, 1907 — Interest 85, Wonder 79, Joy 80
A Lady Reading by Gwen John, 1909 - 1911 — Sadness 55, Tension 50, Nostalgia 44
Nude Girl by Gwen John, 1909 - 1910 — Sadness 65, Tension 70, Nostalgia 60
Iris by Roderic O'Conor, c.1913 — Joy 66, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Young Woman Holding a Black Cat by Gwen John, c.1920 — Sadness 60, Tension 55, Interest 55
Sir Philip Sasson (Phillip Albert Gustave David Sasson) by John Singer Sargent, 1923 — Interest 70, Joy 60, Nostalgia 54
The Wall, Dymchurch by Paul Nash, c.1923 — Tension 55, Nostalgia 50, Sadness 36
The Resurrection, Cookham by Stanley Spencer, 1924 - 1927 — Nostalgia 59, Sadness 40, Joy 45
Landscape at Iden by Paul Nash, 1929 — Joy 55, Wonder 49, Interest 55
Otaïti by Francis Picabia, 1930 — Anger 66, Tension 70, Sadness 49
The Blue Ship by Alfred Wallis, 1934 — Joy 61, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Equivalents for the Megaliths by Paul Nash, 1935 — Tension 55, Nostalgia 51, Joy 45
Landscape from a Dream by Paul Nash, 1936 - 1938 — Tension 56, Joy 50, Nostalgia 50
Weeping Woman by Pablo Picasso, 1937 — Anger 69, Sadness 80, Tension 90
Totes Meer by Paul Nash, 1940 - 1941 — Joy 55, Tension 55, Wonder 50
Birth by Jackson Pollock, c.1941 — Sadness 22, Anger 8, Interest 43
I am an Amateur of Velocipedes by Leonora Carrington, 1941 — Interest 80, Wonder 70, Joy 60
Job by Francis Gruber, 1944 — Interest 75, Wonder 65, Joy 55
Dr. Pepper by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1948 — Interest 80, Wonder 76, Joy 75
Eve by Barnett Newman, 1950 — Anger 45, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Number 14 by Jackson Pollock, 1951 — Anger 12, Sadness 19, Joy 26
Study for a Portrait by Francis Bacon, 1952 — Sadness 75, Anger 59, Tension 79
Light Red Over Black by Mark Rothko, 1957 — Anger 80, Tension 90, Sadness 70
Provence I by Gustave Singier, 1957 — Wonder 85, Interest 80, Joy 75
April 1961 by John Hoyland, 1961 — Anger 50, Nostalgia 65, Sadness 54
Vox Box by Joe Tilson, 1963 — Wonder 70, Interest 75, Joy 65
Mornington Crescent by Frank Auerbach, 1965 — Joy 55, Wonder 50, Sadness 35
28.5.66 by John Hoyland, 1966 — Anger 55, Nostalgia 70, Sadness 60
Transparency I, Yuri Gagarin 12 April 1961 by Joe Tilson, 1968 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Joy 60
17. 3. 69 by John Hoyland, 1969 — Anger 50, Nostalgia 65, Interest 70
Transparency, the Five Senses, Taste by Joe Tilson, 1969 — Nostalgia 55, Wonder 51, Interest 58
E - Erotic - Earth - Eyes by Joe Tilson, 1970 — Anger 79, Tension 85, Sadness 69
Triptych–August 1972 by Francis Bacon, 1972 — Sadness 85, Anger 70, Tension 90
North Sound by John Hoyland, 1979 — Anger 49, Nostalgia 65, Interest 69
Jumbled Ephemerides by Pierre Alechinsky, 1980 — Anger 70, Sadness 65, Tension 75
Gadal 10.11.86 by John Hoyland, 1986 — Anger 50, Nostalgia 64, Interest 70
Second Version of Triptych 1944 by Francis Bacon, 1988 — Sadness 85, Anger 70, Tension 90
The Final End by Edward Ruscha, 1992 — Anger 85, Sadness 96, Nostalgia 100
Quattro Stagioni II. Autunno by Cy Twombly, 1993 - 1995 — Sadness 83, Anger 58, Nostalgia 76
Quattro Stagioni II. Estate by Cy Twombly, 1993 - 1995 — Sadness 87, Anger 63, Nostalgia 81
Quattro Stagioni II. Inverno by Cy Twombly, 1993 - 1995 — Sadness 86, Anger 62, Nostalgia 80
Quattro Stagioni II. Primavera by Cy Twombly, 1993 - 1995 — Sadness 85, Anger 61, Nostalgia 79
The End #1 by Edward Ruscha, 1993 — Anger 80, Sadness 90, Nostalgia 95
Edward Richard Gardiner by Thomas Gainsborough — Joy 50, Wonder 50, Nostalgia 45
Pylades and Orestes Brought as Victims before Iphigenia (detail) by Benjamin West — Anger 59, Tension 79, Wonder 65
The Sixties by Simeon Solomon — Anger 76, Tension 85, Sadness 71

Museums with works by the same artists

Brooklyn Museum (302)
Musée d'Orsay (521)
Fitzwilliam Museum (University of Cambridge) (87)
Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) (147)
Fogg Museum (Harvard Art Museums) (70)
Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) (38)
Ashmolean Museum (71)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) (323)