Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)

Ariadne's Gallery holds 38 works in the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) collection by 13 artists, most made between 1512 and 2013. The best represented artists are Aubrey Beardsley, Raphael and Richard Spare. The main styles are Art nouveau, High renaissance and Neo-expressionism. Compared with the rest of Ariadne's Gallery, these works most often evoke anger and wonder.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 38 (collection average 34)
Joy: 43 (collection average 46)
Tension: 53 (collection average 48)
Anger: 30 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 41 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 55 (collection average 48)
Interest: 59 (collection average 57)

Leading artists

Artworks

Virgin and Child by Carlo Crivelli, c.1480 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Tension 50
Madonna and Child with bagpipers by Albrecht Durer, c.1512 — Wonder 84, Nostalgia 64, Joy 33
Christ's Charge to St. Peter (cartoon for the Sistine Chapel) by Raphael, 1515 — Joy 71, Interest 65, Wonder 55
Miraculous Draught of Fishes by Raphael, 1515 — Joy 85, Interest 80, Wonder 70
St. Paul Preaching at Athens (cartoon for the Sistine Chapel) by Raphael, 1515 — Interest 70, Joy 50, Nostalgia 50
The Blinding of Elymas (cartoon for the Sistine Chapel) by Raphael, 1515 — Anger 70, Tension 80, Sadness 61
The Death of Ananias (cartoon for the Sistine Chapel) by Raphael, 1515 — Anger 75, Tension 85, Sadness 70
The Healing of the Lame Man (cartoon for the Sistine Chapel) by Raphael, 1515 — Wonder 75, Interest 75, Joy 70
The Nativity of the Virgin. St. Joseph and the Shepherds adoring the Infant Christ by Pietro Perugino, 1522 - 1523 — Sadness 22, Anger 10, Joy 24
Still Life with Fruit, Lobster and Silver Vessels by Willem van Aelst, 1670 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Wonder 55
Madame de Pompadour by Francois Boucher, 1758 — Anger 11, Sadness 21, Joy 24
Satan Calling Up his Legions by William Blake, 1804 — Sadness 20, Anger 8, Joy 25
Dedham Lock and Mill by John Constable, 1820 — Anger 10, Sadness 20, Joy 28
View of Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds by John Constable, c.1823 — Anger 10, Sadness 19, Joy 29
The Day Dream by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1880 — Joy 75, Interest 75, Wonder 70
The Garden of the Hesperides by Edward Burne-Jones, 1882 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 46, Wonder 55
Strawberry Thief by William Morris, 1883 — Sadness 45, Wonder 50, Anger 25
Siegfried illustration, act II by Aubrey Beardsley, c.1892 - c.1893 — Sadness 55, Nostalgia 65, Interest 70
How Queen Guenever rode on Maying I by Aubrey Beardsley, 1893 - 1894 — Nostalgia 55, Tension 55, Anger 30
How Queen Guenever rode on Maying II by Aubrey Beardsley, 1893 - 1894 — Tension 58, Anger 31, Sadness 42
The Kiss of Judas by Aubrey Beardsley, 1893 — Anger 65, Tension 85, Wonder 71
Ballet of Marionettes I by Aubrey Beardsley, 1894 — Sadness 42, Wonder 52, Tension 48
List of Pictures by Aubrey Beardsley, 1894 — Anger 70, Tension 90, Sadness 60
The Wagnerites by Aubrey Beardsley, 1894 — Anger 55, Wonder 75, Tension 74
The Abbe Fanfreluche by Aubrey Beardsley, 1895 — Anger 67, Sadness 80, Tension 78
The Mirror of Love by Aubrey Beardsley, 1895 — Wonder 85, Interest 80, Anger 50
Bathyllus in the Swan Dance by Aubrey Beardsley, 1896 — Joy 65, Wonder 60, Nostalgia 50
Bathyllus taking the pose by Aubrey Beardsley, 1896 — Wonder 55, Joy 49, Anger 20
Cinesias Entreating Myrrhina to Coition by Aubrey Beardsley, 1896 — Sadness 70, Tension 80, Anger 50
Lysistrata Haranguing the Athenian Women by Aubrey Beardsley, 1896 — Tension 85, Anger 55, Interest 75
Messalina returning home by Aubrey Beardsley, 1896 — Tension 75, Anger 48, Sadness 55
Two Athenian Women in Distress by Aubrey Beardsley, 1896 — Sadness 70, Anger 54, Tension 65
The Lady with the Monkey by Aubrey Beardsley, 1898 — Tension 80, Anger 55, Wonder 75
Fritillaria by Richard Spare, 2006 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Tension 55
Fox by Richard Spare, 2009 — Anger 51, Tension 64, Sadness 40
Breton Boat by Richard Spare, 2011 — Interest 70, Joy 65, Wonder 60
Feisty Firecrest by Richard Spare, 2013 — Joy 85, Wonder 80, Interest 77
To the Lighthouse by Richard Spare, 2015 — Nostalgia 61, Joy 60, Interest 65

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