Our changing climate from wintry Dutch landscapes to the drama of Turner’s stormy seas.
Self-indulgence and miserly greed, from Bacchanalian feasts to the miser’s gold coins.
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.