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The Orgy aka The Rake at the Rose-Tavern (A Rake's Progress) 1735 The Tavern Scene shows the Rake amusing himself in a notorious brothel, the Rose Tavern in Covent Garden, after an evening of drinking and hooliganism. Next to the Rake on the floor are the lantern and staff he has captured of a watchman earlier in the night (another sign that he has been in a fight is that his sword is unsheathed). The picture is full of sordid details: on the far left the contents of a chamberpot are spilled over a dish of roast chicken, one of the prostitutes at the table spits at another one (who is holding a knife), a stripper in the foreground is undressing herself for an obscene show which she will perform on a silver plate (which her pimp is holding together with a candle that she will extinguish in her vagina after the dance)and a street singer by the door on the left is singing 'The Black Joke', a notoriously obscene song. The prostitutes, who are stealing the Rake's watch, have pockmarks on their face (a sign that they have caught syphilis), while the pills on the floor next to the Rake suggest that he has caught the disease too. Oil on canvas; 62,5 x 75 cm
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The Orgy aka The Rake at the Rose-Tavern (A Rake's Progress) 1735 The Taver...

La Belle Iseult 1858 Oil on canvas; 718 x 502 mm The inspiration for this painting was Thomas Malory's 'Morte d'Arthur' (1485), in which Guinevere's adulterous love for Sir Lancelot is one of the central themes. The model is Jane Burden who became Morris's wife in 1859, and also appears in Rossetti's 'Proserpine' displayed nearby. She was 'discovered' by Morris and Rossetti when they were working together on the Oxford Union murals, the subject matter for which was also taken from Malory. The painting is essentially a portrait of her in medieval dress. It is a splendid expresion of the intense medieval style prevailing in Rossetti's circle in the late 1850s, with its emphasis on pattern and historical detail. This is Morris's only completed oil painting. N04999
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La Belle Iseult 1858 Oil on canvas; 718 x 502 mm The inspiration for this pa...

The Third of May (detail). The execution of Spanish insurgents by Napoleonic troops under General Murat, on Principe Pio Hill, Madrid, May 3, 1808. Painted 1814 Oil on canvas; 266 x 345 cm Inv. 749 Detail of 40-05-04/53
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The Third of May (detail). The execution of Spanish insurgents by Napoleonic t...

Duel with cudgels - detail. Two men, up to their knees in mud or soil, unable to separate, fight each other. One of the "black paintings" from the Quinta del Sordo, Goya's house. 1819-1823 Canvas,123 x 266 cm Cat.758
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Duel with cudgels - detail. Two men, up to their knees in mud or soil, unable t...

Saturn devouring one of his sons - detail. From the series of "Black paintings". Oil on canvas (1819-1823) 146 x 83 cm Inv. 763
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Saturn devouring one of his sons - detail. From the series of "Black paintings"...

Garden of Delights Left wing: Paradise (Garden of Eden) - detail Triptich with shutters Wood; Central panel 220 x 195cm, wings 220 x 97cm Cat. 2823
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Garden of Delights Left wing: Paradise (Garden of Eden) - detail Triptich with...

Garden of Delights Left wing: Paradise (Garden of Eden) - detail Triptich with shutters Wood; Central panel 220 x 195cm, wings 220 x 97cm Cat. 2823
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Garden of Delights Left wing: Paradise (Garden of Eden) - detail Triptich with...

Garden of Delights Left wing: Paradise (Garden of Eden) - detail Triptich with shutters Wood; Central panel 220 x 195cm, wings 220 x 97cm Cat. 2823
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Garden of Delights Left wing: Paradise (Garden of Eden) - detail Triptich with...

Garden of Delights Left wing: Garden of Earthly Delights - detail Triptich with shutters Wood; Central panel 220 x 195cm, wings 220 x 97cm Cat. 2823
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Garden of Delights Left wing: Garden of Earthly Delights - detail Triptich wit...

Garden of Delights Left wing: Garden of Earthly Delights - detail Triptich with shutters Wood; Central panel 220 x 195cm, wings 220 x 97cm Cat. 2823
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Garden of Delights Left wing: Garden of Earthly Delights - detail Triptich wit...

Garden of Delights Left wing: Garden of Earthly Delights - detail Triptich with shutters Wood; Central panel 220 x 195cm, wings 220 x 97cm Cat. 2823
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Garden of Delights Left wing: Garden of Earthly Delights - detail Triptich wit...

Garden of Delights Left wing: Garden of Earthly Delights - detail Triptich with shutters Wood; Central panel 220 x 195cm, wings 220 x 97cm Cat. 2823
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Garden of Delights Left wing: Garden of Earthly Delights - detail Triptich wit...