Corot’s rural idylls, Turner’s sublime seascapes, and the faded grandeur of ancient Rome.
Times of grief and sadness epitomised by the pietà - the mourning of Christ’s dead body.
Compare the precision of the Dutch flower painters with the energy of van Gogh’s sunflowers.
Colour as a medium of expression: van Gogh’s landscapes to Seurat’s scientific experimentations.
Adam to Zacharias, events of the Old and New Testaments throughout the history of painting.
Self-indulgence and miserly greed, from Bacchanalian feasts to the miser’s gold coins.