London Literary Salon at the National Gallery by Warren

Mary Acton's 'questions to ask yourself when standing in front of a painting'

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Composition: Where are the dominant lines of organisation?

Space: Where are you in relation to the picture? Is it much larger or much smaller than you expected?

Form: Is there a three-dimensional feeling about the picture? If so, where is it? Is it in some parts of the picture and not others?

Tone: What part does light and dark play in the picture?

Colour: Is the colour part of the structure of the picture or is it used more for expression?

Setting: Are you seeing the painting, drawing or print as it was intended to be seen or has its location and lighting been altered? How much has restoration changed the original?

Subject-matter: How does the subject-matter, or lack of it, affect the way you see the picture?

Books on iconography and subject-matter

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Helene Roberts (ed) (1998), Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography

Xavier Barral I Altet (ed) (2003), Dictionnaire critique d'iconographie occidentale

Getty 'Guide to Imagery' series, e.g. Matilde Battistini (2002), Symbols and Allegories in Art

Flammarion Iconographic Guides, e.g.
Duchet-Suchaux (1994) & Pastoreau (eds), The Bible and the Saints
Aghion (1996), Barbillon & Lissarrague, Gods and Heroes of Classical Antiquity

James Hall (1979), Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art

Water Lilies Sunset

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Related Paintings - Monet's Water Lilies

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This Wikipedia page has all the paintings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Lilies_(Monet_series)
Looking through them is an wonderful experience.

Sean's Questions

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What narrative is shown or suggested in the painting?
Is there symbolism in the painting?
What is the composition of the painting?
How is colour used in the painting? What colours/pigments do you think the artist used?
How does the artwork depict and illuminate the material on which it is based

Pictorial Composition by H. R. Poore (Selections)

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The Burlington House Cartoon

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Baptism of Christ

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Combing the Hair ('La Coiffure')

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Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas

The Thames below Westminster

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Claude Monet

The Fighting Temeraire

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Piazza San Marco

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Venice: Piazza San Marco

Riva degli Schiavoni

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St. Jerome in his Study

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Portrait of a Man

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Mary Acton on Piero

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Rain, Steam, and Speed - The Great Western Railway,

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