The changing face of fashion: van Dyck’s grand portraiture to Renoir’s fashionable Parisiennes.
Colour as a medium of expression: van Gogh’s landscapes to Seurat’s scientific experimentations.
Everyday chores and pastimes, from Dutch maids to the spectacle of the Spanish bullfight.
The motherly love of the Madonna to the passion of Titian’s Bacchus, love in its many forms.
Compare the precision of the Dutch flower painters with the energy of van Gogh’s sunflowers.
Music, laughter and celebration from Dutch genre painting to Italian allegorical scenes.