Tate Modern

Ariadne's Gallery holds 290 works in the Tate Modern collection by 103 artists, most made between 1792 and 1976. The best represented artists are J.M.W. Turner, George Frederick Watts and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The main styles are Romanticism, Surrealism and Expressionism. Compared with the rest of Ariadne's Gallery, these works most often evoke tension and wonder.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 38 (collection average 34)
Joy: 45 (collection average 46)
Tension: 53 (collection average 48)
Anger: 27 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 48 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 53 (collection average 48)
Interest: 60 (collection average 57)

Leading artists

Artworks (200 of 290)

Landscape with Rainbow, Henley on Thames by Jan Siberechts, 1690 — Nostalgia 70, Joy 65, Wonder 60
The Strode Family by William Hogarth, c.1738 - c.1742 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Nostalgia 55
Portrait of Bischofs Benjamin Hoadly by William Hogarth, c.1743 — Interest 60, Joy 50, Tension 49
The Staymaker by William Hogarth, c.1744 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Joy 65
Self portrait by William Hogarth, 1745 — Interest 70, Joy 64, Wonder 56
The servants of the painter by William Hogarth, 1750 — Wonder 70, Interest 75, Joy 60
Self-Portrait by Joshua Reynolds, c.1753 - c.1755 — Joy 50, Interest 60, Tension 50
Mrs. Francis Beckford by Joshua Reynolds, 1756 — Sadness 55, Nostalgia 51, Tension 45
Sigismonda by William Hogarth, 1758 - 1759 — Anger 80, Sadness 75, Tension 85
A View of Mount Etna and A Nearby Town by Joseph Wright, c.1775 — Anger 75, Tension 79, Sadness 40
Self-Portrait by Joshua Reynolds, 1775 — Interest 75, Joy 70, Wonder 60
Catherine, Lady Bampfylde by Joshua Reynolds, 1776 — Nostalgia 60, Sadness 46, Tension 50
Augustus Keppel by Joshua Reynolds, 1781 - 1783 — Joy 70, Interest 70, Tension 55
Hound and Bitch in a Landscape by George Stubbs, 1792 — Wonder 52, Nostalgia 39, Anger 12
Isaac Newton by William Blake, 1795 — Anger 12, Sadness 19, Joy 26
Nebuchadnezzar by William Blake, 1795 — Anger 12, Sadness 21, Joy 22
The Night of Enitharmon's Joy by William Blake, 1795 — Joy 67, Anger 13, Sadness 15
Fishermen at Sea by J.M.W. Turner, c.1796 — Interest 85, Nostalgia 69, Joy 65
Moonlight, A Study at Millbank by J.M.W. Turner, 1797 — Interest 86, Nostalgia 69, Wonder 65
Buttermere Lake, a Shower by J.M.W. Turner, c.1798 — Nostalgia 75, Joy 70, Wonder 60
Morning Amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland by J.M.W. Turner, 1798 — Interest 84, Wonder 71, Nostalgia 65
Dolbadern Castle by J.M.W. Turner, 1799 — Wonder 85, Interest 75, Tension 70
Self-Portrait by J.M.W. Turner, c.1799 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Joy 56
Portrait of Bryce McMurdo by Henry Raeburn, c.1800 — Joy 60, Wonder 45, Nostalgia 40
The White House at Chelsea by Thomas Girtin, 1800 — Joy 56, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 50
Lake Lucerne by J.M.W. Turner, 1802 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Tension 65
The Shipwreck by J.M.W. Turner, c.1805 — Tension 85, Anger 55, Interest 79
The Thames near Walton Bridges by J.M.W. Turner, c.1807 — Interest 70, Joy 60, Nostalgia 55
Tree Tops and Sky, Guildford Castle by J.M.W. Turner, 1807 — Joy 75, Interest 70, Wonder 55
London by J.M.W. Turner, 1809 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Tension 70
Ploughing up Turnips, near Slough by J.M.W. Turner, 1809 — Anger 40, Sadness 45, Nostalgia 55
View at Epsom by John Constable, 1809 — Sadness 21, Anger 9, Wonder 32
A Church Porch by John Constable, 1810 — Anger 12, Sadness 22, Wonder 32
A Lane near Flatford by John Constable, 1810 - 1811 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 25
The Fall of an Avalanche in the Grisons by J.M.W. Turner, 1810 — Tension 90, Anger 60, Interest 85
Frosty Morning by J.M.W. Turner, c.1813 — Interest 85, Wonder 70, Nostalgia 66
Crossing the Brook by J.M.W. Turner, 1815 — Nostalgia 70, Joy 65, Wonder 55
Portrait of Maria Bicknell by John Constable, 1816 — Interest 65, Anger 12, Nostalgia 36
The Ghost of a Flea by William Blake, 1819 - 1820 — Anger 11, Sadness 19, Joy 27
Elisha In The Chamber On The Wall by William Blake, 1820 — Sadness 19, Anger 8, Joy 26
Rome from the Vatican by J.M.W. Turner, 1820 — Wonder 65, Interest 71, Joy 59
Scene in Normandy by Richard Parkes Bonington, c.1823 — Tension 60, Wonder 55, Interest 60
The Bay of Baiae, with Apollo and the Sibyl by J.M.W. Turner, c.1823 — Wonder 69, Interest 70, Joy 65
Death on a Pale Horse by J.M.W. Turner, 1825 - 1830 — Wonder 90, Tension 85, Interest 85
Beach in Normandy by Richard Parkes Bonington, c.1826 — Joy 60, Interest 61, Wonder 50
St. Mark's Column in Venice by Richard Parkes Bonington, c.1827 — Interest 85, Wonder 80, Joy 76
A Ship Aground by J.M.W. Turner, c.1828 — Sadness 60, Tension 65, Anger 35
Archway with Trees by the Sea by J.M.W. Turner, c.1828 — Nostalgia 60, Joy 55, Wonder 50
Hill Town on the Edge of the Campagna by J.M.W. Turner, c.1828 — Interest 85, Wonder 70, Nostalgia 65
Petworth Park, Tillington Church in the Distance by J.M.W. Turner, c.1828 — Joy 66, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Regulus by J.M.W. Turner, 1828 - 1837 — Anger 85, Tension 90, Sadness 75
The Chain Pier, Brighton by J.M.W. Turner, c.1828 — Wonder 70, Interest 75, Joy 65
View of Orvieto by J.M.W. Turner, 1828 - 1829 — Wonder 66, Interest 70, Tension 55
High Life by Edwin Henry Landseer, 1829 — Interest 75, Wonder 65, Joy 65
Low Life by Edwin Henry Landseer, 1829 — Anger 65, Sadness 75, Tension 80
Dinner in a Great Room with Figures- in Costume by J.M.W. Turner, c.1830 - c.1835 — Wonder 79, Interest 80, Tension 75
Caligula's Palace and Bridge by J.M.W. Turner, 1831 — Nostalgia 70, Joy 66, Wonder 55
A Lake Scene Effect of a Storm by Edwin Henry Landseer, 1833 — Tension 65, Anger 35, Wonder 50
Bridge of Sighs, Ducal Palace and Custom House, Venice Canaletti Painting by J.M.W. Turner, 1833 — Nostalgia 76, Joy 70, Wonder 60
Fire at Sea by J.M.W. Turner, c.1835 — Tension 85, Interest 80, Wonder 75
Music Company, Petworth by J.M.W. Turner, c.1835 — Interest 85, Nostalgia 70, Wonder 65
Shore Scene with Waves and Breakwater by J.M.W. Turner, c.1835 — Tension 55, Joy 50, Nostalgia 45
Sunrise, with a Boat between Headlands by J.M.W. Turner, c.1835 - 1840 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Joy 60
The first earring by David Wilkie, 1835 — Wonder 65, Tension 50, Joy 45
Two women and a letter by J.M.W. Turner, c.1835 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Tension 55
Yacht Approaching the Coast by J.M.W. Turner, 1835 — Joy 74, Wonder 70, Interest 75
Dignity and Impudence by Edwin Henry Landseer, 1839 — Anger 50, Tension 74, Sadness 55
Peace - Burial at Sea by J.M.W. Turner, c.1842 — Nostalgia 70, Sadness 55, Wonder 60
Snow Storm - Steam Boat off a Harbour's Mouth by J.M.W. Turner, c.1842 — Anger 90, Sadness 85, Tension 95
The Dogana, San Giorgio, Citella, From the Steps of the Europa by J.M.W. Turner, 1842 — Interest 70, Nostalgia 60, Joy 60
The Morning after the Deluge by J.M.W. Turner, c.1843 — Tension 95, Sadness 80, Anger 65
Shoeing by Edwin Henry Landseer, 1844 — Wonder 69, Joy 65, Interest 66
Aurora Leigh's Dismissal of Romney - (The Tryst) by Arthur Hughes, c.1845 — Joy 70, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Norham Castle, Sunrise by J.M.W. Turner, c.1845 — Interest 80, Joy 74, Wonder 55
Sunrise with Sea Monsters by J.M.W. Turner, c.1845 — Anger 90, Sadness 85, Tension 95
Augusta, Lady Castletown by George Frederick Watts, c.1846 — Nostalgia 80, Sadness 60, Anger 45
The Angel Standing in the Sun by J.M.W. Turner, 1846 — Wonder 90, Interest 85, Nostalgia 80
Alexander and Diogenes by Edwin Henry Landseer, 1848 — Joy 60, Interest 66, Wonder 55
The Childhood of Mary Virgin by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1848 - 1849 — Nostalgia 66, Sadness 51, Tension 55
Mercury Sent to Admonish Aeneas by J.M.W. Turner, 1850 — Anger 70, Tension 90, Wonder 86
Our English Coasts by William Holman Hunt, 1852 — Joy 68, Nostalgia 62, Interest 67
The Order of Release by John Everett Millais, 1852 - 1853 — Interest 65, Nostalgia 55, Wonder 55
Portrait of John Everett Millais by William Holman Hunt, 1853 — Joy 66, Nostalgia 58, Wonder 54
At the grain harvest by Ford Madox Brown, 1854 — Tension 70, Joy 55, Anger 30
The Passover in the Holy Family Gathering Bitter Herbs by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1855 - 1856 — Nostalgia 64, Sadness 50, Tension 55
April Love by Arthur Hughes, 1856 — Joy 75, Interest 75, Wonder 70
The Tune of the Seven Towers by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1857 — Joy 65, Wonder 60, Interest 66
The wedding of Saint George and Princess Sabra by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1857 — Nostalgia 60, Joy 60, Interest 65
Mrs George Augustus Frederick Cavendish Bentinck and her Children by George Frederick Watts, c.1860 — Joy 70, Interest 71, Wonder 60
Saint George and the Princess Sabra by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1862 — Nostalgia 69, Interest 75, Joy 65
Self-Portrait by George Frederick Watts, 1864 — Joy 70, Nostalgia 59, Interest 65
The Lost Piece of Silver by John Everett Millais, 1864 — Nostalgia 60, Wonder 58, Joy 55
The Beloved by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865 - 1866 — Joy 75, Wonder 65, Interest 71
Eustace Smith by George Frederick Watts, c.1870 - c.1880 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Anger 50
The Boyhood of Raleigh by John Everett Millais, 1870 — Joy 75, Wonder 70, Interest 75
Sancta Lilias by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1874 — Sadness 50, Nostalgia 60, Anger 35
A Sleeping Girl by Albert Joseph Moore, c.1875 — Joy 65, Interest 70, Nostalgia 60
Russell Gurney by George Frederick Watts, c.1875 — Wonder 59, Sadness 45, Nostalgia 56
Portrait of Miss Lloyd by James Tissot, 1876 — Wonder 80, Interest 78, Joy 75
Remembrance Ball on Board by James Tissot, c.1877 — Wonder 80, Joy 75, Interest 75
Aurelia by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1879 — Interest 80, Joy 75, Wonder 71
By way of the old ferry by Alfred Sisley, 1880 — Nostalgia 55, Tension 46, Interest 55
Eveleen Tennant, later Mrs F.W.H. Myers by George Frederick Watts, c.1880 — Sadness 85, Anger 70, Nostalgia 86
She Shall be Called Woman by George Frederick Watts, c.1880 — Sadness 75, Tension 80, Nostalgia 70
Mrs Arthur Sassoon by George Frederick Watts, 1882 — Wonder 60, Sadness 45, Nostalgia 55
Clothes on the Grass by Georges Seurat, 1883 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 25
Houses with Thatched Roofs by Vincent van Gogh, 1884 — Joy 50, Interest 57, Wonder 45
Mammon by George Frederick Watts, 1884 - 1885 — Sadness 85, Tension 90, Anger 39
Claude Monet Painting by the Edge of a Wood by John Singer Sargent, 1885 — Joy 75, Interest 75, Wonder 69
The Old Cemetery Tower at Nuenen in the Snow by Vincent van Gogh, 1885 — Nostalgia 80, Sadness 70, Tension 80
Death Crowning Innocence by George Frederick Watts, 1886 - 1887 — Nostalgia 86, Sadness 76, Anger 60
Thistles by Vincent van Gogh, 1888 — Wonder 65, Joy 55, Tension 55
A Silent Greeting by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1889 — Joy 65, Interest 70, Nostalgia 54
Wheat Field with Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh, 1889 — Wonder 72, Interest 77, Joy 72
Landscape with Bridge across the Oise by Vincent van Gogh, 1890 — Wonder 70, Joy 65, Interest 65
Seaside harvest by Paul Gauguin, 1890 — Sadness 22, Anger 9, Wonder 32
Thatched Houses against a Hill by Vincent van Gogh, 1890 — Sadness 55, Tension 60, Nostalgia 54
The House of Pere Pilon by Vincent van Gogh, 1890 — Anger 55, Sadness 54, Tension 65
Jonah by George Frederick Watts, 1894 — Sadness 70, Tension 75, Anger 30
The Two Friends by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1894 — Nostalgia 60, Interest 65, Joy 55
W. Graham Robertson by John Singer Sargent, 1894 — Sadness 60, Nostalgia 70, Tension 55
Faa Iheihe (Tahitian pastoral) by Paul Gauguin, 1898 — Sadness 20, Anger 8, Joy 27
Standing Model by Henri Matisse, 1900 - 1901 — Interest 70, Joy 65, Wonder 54
Ena and Betty, Daughters of Asher and Mrs. Wertheimer by John Singer Sargent, 1901 — Tension 55, Sadness 40, Anger 20
Portrait of seniora Soler (Girl in a chemise) by Pablo Picasso, 1903 — Nostalgia 75, Sadness 55, Tension 60
Portrait of Andre Derain by Henri Matisse, 1905 — Joy 60, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Standing Nude (Nude Study) by Henri Matisse, 1907 — Interest 70, Tension 65, Joy 55
Almina, Daughter of Asher Wertheimer by John Singer Sargent, 1908 — Sadness 51, Nostalgia 60, Tension 50
Miss Wedewood and Miss Sargent Sketching by John Singer Sargent, 1908 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 55, Sadness 40
A Favourite Custom by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1909 — Nostalgia 60, Interest 60, Joy 50
Bouquet of Flowers by Henri Rousseau, 1910 — Sadness 20, Anger 8, Joy 24
Soldier on a Horse by Mikhail Larionov, 1911 — Tension 60, Interest 55, Anger 20
Self-portrait by Stanley Spencer, 1914 — Joy 50, Wonder 50, Tension 40
The Centurion's Servant by Stanley Spencer, 1914 — Nostalgia 60, Joy 56, Wonder 55
Zacharias and Elizabeth by Stanley Spencer, 1914 — Wonder 75, Joy 75, Nostalgia 70
The Poet Reclining by Marc Chagall, 1915 — Wonder 75, Nostalgia 70, Interest 75
Victoria by Amedeo Modigliani, 1916 — Anger 11, Sadness 20, Joy 23
Portrait of a girl (Victoria) by Amedeo Modigliani, 1917 — Interest 64, Anger 12, Nostalgia 36
The Little Peasant by Amedeo Modigliani, 1918 — Anger 11, Sadness 19, Joy 26
Woman with a Coffee Pot by Jean Metzinger, 1919 — Nostalgia 55, Sadness 40, Joy 50
Christ Carrying the Cross by Stanley Spencer, 1920 — Sadness 70, Tension 80, Wonder 55
1924 (first abstract painting, Chelsea) by Ben Nicholson, c.1923 - 1924 — Tension 54, Interest 59, Joy 48
Of This Men Shall Know Nothing by Max Ernst, 1923 — Tension 85, Sadness 69, Anger 50
Pieta (Revolution by Night) by Max Ernst, 1923 — Sadness 80, Tension 90, Wonder 85
The Roundabout by Stanley Spencer, 1923 — Tension 70, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Moustaches by Jean Arp, c.1925 — Anger 65, Sadness 60, Tension 71
The dance by Pablo Picasso, 1925 — Joy 70, Wonder 60, Interest 64
The First Communicants by Balthus, 1926 — Sadness 65, Nostalgia 70, Tension 60
The Red House. Wangford. by Stanley Spencer, 1926 — Joy 65, Interest 65, Nostalgia 56
Forest and Dove by Max Ernst, 1927 — Anger 65, Interest 85, Wonder 80
Mrs Huxley by John Collier, c.1927 - 1928 — Joy 65, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 50
Self-Portrait by Christian Schad, 1927 — Joy 60, Wonder 55, Interest 60
The reckless sleeper by Rene Magritte, 1927 — Tension 95, Wonder 90, Anger 66
Harbour on Bornholm by Arthur Segal, 1928 — Nostalgia 45, Anger 20, Sadness 30
Man reading a newspaper by Rene Magritte, 1928 — Sadness 70, Nostalgia 75, Tension 60
Agosta, the Pigeon-Chested Man, and Rasha, the Black Dove by Christian Schad, 1929 — Anger 65, Tension 75, Sadness 60
Catax by Francis Picabia, 1929 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Tension 55
The Chess Players by John Lavery, 1929 — Joy 65, Interest 70, Wonder 55
The Wheat Field by Raoul Dufy, 1929 — Joy 66, Interest 70, Tension 51
The Wheatfield by Raoul Dufy, 1929 — Joy 80, Interest 80, Wonder 75
Annunciation by Rene Magritte, 1930 — Sadness 55, Tension 60, Anger 35
Constellation According to the Laws of Chance by Jean Arp, c.1930 — Anger 65, Sadness 60, Tension 70
Ethel Ashton by Alice Neel, 1930 — Anger 55, Nostalgia 70, Sadness 55
Three Symbols by Eileen Agar, 1930 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Joy 60
Kenneth Dolittle by Alice Neel, 1931 — Joy 60, Sadness 45, Wonder 55
Turk's Boatyard Cookham by Stanley Spencer, c.1931 — Wonder 70, Nostalgia 65, Interest 65
1932 (painting) by Ben Nicholson, 1932 — Tension 57, Joy 55, Interest 63
Female nude sitting in red armchair by Pablo Picasso, 1932 — Joy 70, Wonder 60, Interest 64
The Autobiography of an Embryo by Eileen Agar, 1933 - 1934 — Anger 50, Sadness 55, Tension 60
1934-6 (painting - still life) by Ben Nicholson, 1934 - 1936 — Wonder 70, Joy 65, Tension 58
Abstract Composition by Jean Helion, 1934 — Wonder 70, Joy 60, Interest 64
Ile de France by Jean Helion, 1935 — Wonder 70, Joy 66, Interest 64
Autumnal Cannibalism by Salvador Dali, 1936 — Anger 80, Sadness 85, Tension 90
June 1937 (painting) by Ben Nicholson, 1937 — Tension 55, Joy 50, Interest 60
Peg-Top by Hans Bellmer, c.1937 — Anger 60, Sadness 55, Tension 65
The Metamorphosis of Narcissus by Salvador Dali, 1937 — Interest 85, Wonder 80, Tension 70
Mountain Lake by Salvador Dali, 1938 — Tension 55, Wonder 54, Joy 50
The Reaper by Eileen Agar, 1938 — Anger 70, Tension 80, Sadness 50
Untitled (Naked Man with Knife) by Jackson Pollock, 1938 - 1940 — Sadness 21, Anger 9, Wonder 32
Polperro II (Cornwall) by Oskar Kokoschka, 1939 — Sadness 55, Anger 35, Tension 55
The Painter and his Family by Andre Derain, c.1939 — Joy 65, Nostalgia 58, Interest 62
The Strange Country by Conroy Maddox, 1940 — Anger 75, Tension 80, Sadness 65
Still Life with a Figure by Balthus, 1942 — Sadness 45, Nostalgia 55, Tension 50
Tiger Moth by Eric Ravilious, 1942 — Nostalgia 65, Joy 59, Wonder 55
1943-45 (St Ives, Cornwall) by Ben Nicholson, 1943 - 1945 — Joy 65, Tension 63, Interest 66
Black Virtue by Roberto Matta, 1943 — Joy 36, Interest 50, Anger 9
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Dorothea Tanning, 1943 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Joy 55
Sleeping Girl by Balthus, 1943 — Sadness 55, Nostalgia 65, Tension 50
The Sleeping Venus by Paul Delvaux, 1944 — Wonder 61, Joy 55, Sadness 40
Untitled by Wols, c.1944 - 1945 — Joy 65, Wonder 55, Tension 55
Moment by Barnett Newman, 1946 — Anger 66, Sadness 76, Tension 85
Still Life by Giorgio Morandi, 1946 — Sadness 59, Nostalgia 48, Anger 3
I Was a Rich Man's Plaything by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1947 — Wonder 71, Interest 74, Joy 65
Meet the People by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1948 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Joy 55
Hip, Hip, Hoorah! by Karel Appel, 1949 — Wonder 90, Interest 85, Joy 86
Questioning Children by Karel Appel, 1949 — Wonder 85, Joy 80, Interest 80
The Dancer by Henri Matisse, 1949 — Interest 80, Joy 80, Wonder 75
The Long Table with Fruit by Patrick Heron, 1949 — Joy 54, Wonder 51, Interest 59
Untitled by Max Ernst, 1949 — Sadness 70, Anger 46, Tension 65
Harbour Window with Two Figures, St Ives: July 1950 by Patrick Heron, 1950 — Joy 60, Wonder 55, Interest 60

Museums with works by the same artists

Van Gogh Museum (680)
Kröller-Müller Museum (264)
Fitzwilliam Museum (University of Cambridge) (87)
Musée d'Orsay (521)
British Museum (211)
Fogg Museum (Harvard Art Museums) (70)
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (48)
Tate Britain (135)