Paul Gauguin
1848-1903
Nationality - French

The Sacred Mountain

1892

Oil on Canvas

68 cm x 91 cm

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Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys
1829-1904
Nationality - British

Queen Eleanor

1858

Oil on Canvas

40.6 cm x 30.4 cm

Queen Eleanor was the jealous wife of King Henry II. According to legend, Henry hid his mistress Fair Rosamund in a maze. The artist depicts Eleanor following the red silk cord which the king used to find his true love. In her hands she carries a dagger to kill the watching guard and a goblet of poison for Rosamund. 

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937

Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1841-1919
Nationality - French

In the Meadow

1890-4

Oil on Canvas

81 cm x 60 cm

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936

Vincent van Gogh
1853-90
Nationality - Dutch

A Suburb of Paris

1887

Oil on Canvas

38 cm x 46 cm

While the artist was living with his brother Theo, he produced a number of paintings in the outskirts of Paris.

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935

Titian
1490-1576
Nationality - Italian

Violante

app1510

Oil on Canvas

65 cm x 51 cm

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Edgar Degas
1834-1917
Nationality - French

Dancers, Pink and Green

c.1890

Oil on Canvas

82.2 cm x 75.6 cm

Notice the top-hatted patron almost concealed behind the post on the right

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A new series of paintings

begins here on Monday 13th August. 

The blog will then be updated every day.

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