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| Willem van Herp Achilles discovered amongst the Daughters of Lycomedes before 1677 oil on panel National Trust, Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk |
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| Peter Paul Rubens The Wrath of Achilles (tapestry design) ca. 1630-35 oil on panel Courtauld Gallery, London |
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| Denis Calvaert Danaë ca. 1616 oil on canvas Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston-upon-Hull |
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| Matthias Stom Mucius Scaevola in the presence of Lars Porsenna ca. 1640-45 oil on canvas Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
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| Anonymous Italian Artist Marcus Curtius leaping into the Chasm 17th century oil on canvas York City Art Gallery |
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| Adriaen van Nieulandt the Younger Diana with Nymphs 1615 oil on canvas National Trust, Ham House, London |
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| Abraham Janssens Diana after the Chase ca. 1618 oil on panel Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead |
from The New Age
Shall I tell you the signs of a New Age coming?
It is a sound of drubbing and sobbing
Of people crying. We are old, we are old
And the sun is going down and becoming cold
Oh sinful and sad and the last of our kind
If we turn to God now do you think He will mind?
Then they fall on their knees and begin to whine
That the state of Art itself presages decline
As if Art has anything or ever had
To do with civilization whether good or bad.
Art is wild as a cat and quite separate from civilization
But that is another matter that is not now under consideration.
– Stevie Smith (ca. 1957)
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| Dirk Maes Hunting Scene ca. 1690oil on canvas Fairfax House, York |
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| Adam Frans van der Meulen French Generals arriving before a Town 1678 oil on canvas Wellington Collection, Apsley House, London |
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| Johannes Lingelbach Sea Battle between Christians and Turks ca. 1670-74 oil on canvas York City Art Gallery |
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| Willem van de Velde the Younger Embarkation of Charles II at Scheveningen ca. 1661 oil on canvas Wallace Collection, London |
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| John Michael Wright Astraea returns to Earth (The Apotheosis of Charles II) ca. 1660-63 oil on canvas Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery |
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| Pieter Brueghel the Younger Spring (planting of a formal garden) 1633 oil on panel Ulster Museum, Belfast |
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| Artus Wolfaerts Bath Scene ca. 1620 oil on panel Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| Gabriël Metsu Gentleman offering Wine to a Lady at the Spinet ca. 1667 oil on canvas Ranger's House, London |