Unclothe Hercules — Xiao Guo Hui

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Gluttony — James Ensor

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Gluttony, 1904 — James Ensor (1860-1949)

Thanksgiving — John Currin

Thanksgiving 2003 by John Currin born 1962

Thanksgiving, 2003 by John Currin (b. 1962)

Nemesis (Detail) — Albrecht Durer

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Nemesis (Detail), 1503 by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)

Wait — Kenton Nelson 

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Wait by Kenton Nelson (b. 1954)

The Deluge — Kent Monkman

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The Deluge, 2019 by Kent Monkman (b. 1965)

The Unknown Note — Jacek Malczewski

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The Unknown Note, 1902 by Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929)

Saltwood Window — Robin Ironside

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Saltwood Window, c. 1955 by Robin Ironside (1912-1965)

Passage — James Jean

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Passage, 2019 by James Jean (b. 1979)

Nemesis (Detail) — Albrecht Durer

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Nemesis (Detail), 1503 by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)

Rock Star — Marc Dennis

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Rock Star, 2015 by Marc Dennis (b. 1971)

The Well of Truth — René Magritte

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The Well of Truth, 1963 by René Magritte (1898-1967)

Escaping the Candy Jail with My Good Eye Closed 1 — Drew Simpson

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Escaping the Candy Jail with My Good Eye Closed 1, 2016 by Drew Simpson

Three Baskets — Stephen McKenna

Three Baskets 1995 by Stephen McKenna born 1939

Three Baskets, 1995 by Stephen McKenna (1939–2017)

Jason — JMW Turner

Jason exhibited 1802 by Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775-1851

Jason, 1802 by Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)

Living Room — Zoey Frank 

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Living Room, 2018 by Zoey Frank (b. 1987)

Oriana — Frederick Sandys

Oriana 1861 by Frederick Sandys 1829-1904

Oriana, 1861 by Frederick Sandys (1829–1904)


“Ballad of Oriana”

by

Alfred Tennyson


She stood upon the castle wall, Oriana:
She watch’d my crest among them all, Oriana:
She saw me fight, she heard me call,
When forth there stept a foeman tall, Oriana,
Atween me and the castle wall, Oriana.

The bitter arrow went aside, Oriana:
The false, false arrow went aside, Oriana:
The damned arrow glanced aside,
And pierced thy heart, my love, my bride, Oriana!
Thy heart, my life, my love, my bride,Oriana!

Oh! narrow, narrow was the space, Oriana.
Loud, loud rung out the bugle’s brays, Oriana.
Oh! deathful stabs were dealt apace,
The battle deepen’d in its place, Oriana;
But I was down upon my face, Oriana.
They should have stabb’d me where I lay, Oriana!
How could I rise and come away, Oriana?
How could I look upon the day?
They should have stabb’d me where I lay, Oriana
They should have trod me into clay,Oriana.
O breaking heart that will not break, Oriana!