At Queens’ College Old Hall, the Morris & Co. overmantel transforms medieval “Labours of the Months” into a richly symbolic Arts and Crafts cycle, blending seasonal life, medieval manuscripts, and decorative unity.
Study for Ta Kalanta by Nikephoros Lytras
In Study for Ta Kalanta, children singing carols evoke Greek festive tradition, uniting realism and symbolism in a warm, luminous scene of memory, community, and seasonal celebration.
The First Kiss of Sunlight
Explore Jean-Léon Gérôme’s breathtaking The First Kiss of the Sun — a masterful Orientalist vision of Giza’s pyramids bathed in golden morning light, painted with ethereal beauty and meticulous precision.
October by Jules Bastien-Lepage
Discover Jules Bastien-Lepage’s powerful October — a dignified Naturalist masterpiece capturing the bleak beauty of the autumn potato harvest, rendered with breathtaking honesty, vigour, and deep respect for rural life.
A Coign of Vantage by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
A Coign of Vantage (1895) by Alma-Tadema captures elegant women on a marble terrace overlooking the sea, blending classical luxury, historical precision, and atmospheric Mediterranean light into a refined escapist vision.
Les Meules à Giverny simply means The Stacks at Giverny
Claude Monet’s Les Meules à Giverny (1890–91) captures fleeting light and atmosphere through geometric compositions of haystacks, transforming a simple rural motif into a poetic meditation on time, color, and perception.
La Passagère du 54 – Promenade en Yacht
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s La Passagère du 54 was inspired by a chance voyage encounter, capturing a serene, elegant woman at sea, rendered with fluid lines and subtle color that evoke fleeting modern leisure.
The Fourth of July 1916
Childe Hassam’s The Fourth of July 1916 transforms Fifth Avenue into a vibrant sea of American flags, using Impressionist brushwork and patriotic color to celebrate national identity during the First World War era.
In the Month of July by Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël
Paul Gabriël’s In the Month of July (1889) captures the luminous Dutch countryside in summer, where windmill, sky, and fields merge into a serene meditation on light, atmosphere, and rural continuity.
Seascape Study with Rain Cloud by John Constable
Inspired by Lowell’s storm and Constable’s seascape, the painting captures shifting skies, turbulent seas, and fleeting light, transforming nature’s drama into a powerful study of atmosphere, movement, and emotion.