Roman Love Poetry in 10 paintings - an afternoon in the National Gallery

Dr Antony Makrinos, PhD student Kyriaki Ioannidou and the UG students of the Roman Love Poetry class visited the National Gallery for a tailored tour by curator Norman Coady of the paintings which are related to Roman Love Poetry and its topics.

Roman Love Poetry in 10 paintings - an afternoon in the National Gallery

1. Bacchus and Ariadne (1520-3) - Titian

2. Diana and Actaeon (1556-9) - Titian

3. Diana and Callisto (1556-9) - Titian

4. The death of Actaeon (1559-75) - Titian

5. The Death of Eurydice (about 1552-71) - Nicolò dell'Abate
6. Leda and the Swan (after 1530) - after Michelangelo

7. Venus and Adonis (1554) - workshop of Titian

8. Four allegories of love: Scorn (about 1575) - Paolo Veronese

9. Four allegories of love: Unfaithfulness (about 1575) - Paolo Veronese

10. The Rape of Ganymede (about 1575) - Damiano Mazza