Painting

Text on the reverse side: The peacock and peahen symbolise guidance, protection, integrity, and the confidence in knowing that anything is possibl...

Text on the reverse side: The Pouf was a hairstyle popularised in France in the 18th century by Marie Antoinette. It was created by pinning the ha...

Text on the reverse side: The pouf was hard to wear. Combined with the large dresses that were in fashion at the time, ladies had trouble entering...

Text on the reverse side: Bookbinding originated in India and Southeast Asia. In the 2nd century BCE Hindi scribes began writing texts on palm lea...

Text on the reverse side: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) wrote his first novel 'The Pickwick Papers' in 1836 aged just 24. Throughout his life he wro...

Text on the reverse side:The traditional symbol of peace, the rainbow, is held by the queen. The inscription reads "Non sine sole iris" meaning "No...

Text on the reverse side:Le Chat Noir, or The Black Cat, was an entertainment venue in Paris in the 19th century, located in the artistic locale of...

Text on the reverse side:Among the aristocracy of 17th century France, dessert was known as “le fruit” because it usually consisted of a collection...

Text on the reverse side:Most butterflies fly during the day, whereas most moths fly at night except for a few specific species that also fly durin...

Text on the reverse side:Did you know that butterfly wings are actually transparent? They are made up of thin layers of protein, like exoskeletons....

Text on the reverse side:French portrait painter, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842) portrays Emma, also known as Lady Hamilton, performing the da...

Text on the reverse side:English painter, William Holman Hunt (1827-1910), wrote in the Royal Academy Exhibition catalogue that “the scene was pain...

Text on the reverse side:British painter, Edward John Gregory (1850-1909), born in Southampton, studied at South Kensington Art School and briefly ...

Text on the reverse side: The original painting, destroyed by fire in 1698, was painted by Hans Holbein the Younger. The king commissioned several...

Text on the reverse side:Visiting Rouen in 1896, Pissarro wrote of the "motif of the iron bridge on a rainy day, with much traffic, carriages, pede...

Text on the reverse side:55m in height, the horse figure on the Salisbury Plain is the oldest of several white horses that can be found in Wiltshir...

Measuring 43m in height, the lighthouse located in the English Channel in East Sussex became operational in October 1902 and was staffed by three k...

Japanese “raigo” imagery is a representation of Amida Buddha, also known as the Buddha of Immeasurable Light, welcoming the soul to paradise, in th...

Text on the reverse side:Japanese “raigo” imagery is a representation of Amida Buddha, also known as the Buddha of Immeasurable Light, welcoming th...

Text on the reverse side:The Tibetan tsakli card portrays a manifestation of Manjushri. A card that belongs to a small sets of paintings (usually a...

Text on the reverse side:Carl Reichert (1836-1918) was born in Vienna and took after his father, Heinrich Reichert who was also a painter of animal...

Text on the reverse side:By Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) who painted two similar portraits of the owner of Café de la Gare, Marie Ginoux. In a lett...

Text on the reverse side:The model in the painting is the wife of William Morris, Jane Morris, who was often the subject of Rossetti’s paintings. I...

Text on the reverse side:Van Gogh moved to Provence in the South of France for the warm climate but arrived in the snowy winter season. He painted ...

Text on the reverse side:As soon as Van Gogh arrived in Arles in the South of France, he painted almost daily in the orchard to capture the magnifi...

Text on the reverse side:The painting depicts the riverbank of the Seine at the Pont de Clichy where the artist often painted accompanied by Signac...

Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889-1946), an English figure and landscape painter, etcher and lithographer, who studied at the Slade School o...

Text on the reverse side:Painting by Claude Monet who was a founding member of the Impressionist movement, with the philosophy of expressing one's ...

Text on the reverse side:Although faded in time, originally the roses were more pink in shade. Van Gogh regarded all blossoming flowers as being fi...

Text on the reverse side:The wheat field series by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) feature cypresses, a symbol of immortality, and emblem of eternal l...

Text on the reverse side:Painted by Everett Shinn, he attempts to capture what he called “the uptown life.” With the dramatic lighting on the dance...

Known as Le Drapeau Tricolore (French Tricolors), the origin of the French flag dates to 1790 and the French Revolution when the “ancient French co...

Text on the reverse side:Known as Le Drapeau Tricolore (French Tricolors), the origin of the French flag dates to 1790 and the French Revolution wh...

Designed by the American artist, Louis Tiffany, this window represents the River of Life. The magnolia flower symbolises perseverance, eternity and...

Monet produced around 200 paintings of the waterlily pond of his home in Giverny. Depicted solely of an expanse of water, the paintings contain nei...

Text on the reverse side:Painted in 1875 by Monet, this iconic portrait is of his wife Camille and their son Jean. The strong upward perspective, h...