Picks
A painting for today’s mood,
a painting for your age
You don’t have to walk the rooms in order. Pick how you feel, or your age, and matching paintings go up on the wall.
By mood
Paintings for how you feel
Scenes of someone staying close. It is fine to just look for a while.
The Child's BathMary CassattA woman washes the feet of the child on her lap in a basin.
Madame Roulin and Her BabyVincent van GoghAgainst yellow, a mother's two hands hold her baby up.
Virgin and ChildBartolomé Estebán MurilloA mother's quiet gaze down at the child on her lap.
Hagar in the WildernessCamille CorotAn angel flies down to Hagar, kneeling in a dry wilderness, one hand raised.
RosesVincent van GoghA vase brimming with roses, painted in van Gogh's last weeks at Saint-Rémy.
By the SeashoreAuguste RenoirA woman in a wicker chair by the sea pauses and turns to look at us.
By age
Paintings for every age
An age full of questions. Paintings that raise more the longer you look.
Mäda Primavesi (1903–2000)Gustav KlimtMäda, about nine, stands feet apart and looks straight at us.
Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga (1784–1792)GoyaThree cats stare at the magpie held by the boy in red.
Soap BubblesJean Siméon ChardinBehind the young man blowing a bubble, a small child peeks.
A Bear WalkingLeonardo da VinciLeonardo's sketch of a bear in mid-stride.
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884Georges SeuratUp close, dots of colour; step back, a Sunday by the river.
The Repast of the LionHenri RousseauAmong giant leaves and flowers, a lion feeds on its prey.
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)Katsushika HokusaiWave crests split like claws, and tiny Mount Fuji beyond.