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Art History

 

Curious about the art, artists, and museums mentioned in The Heir and the Spare? Check a few out here. Each picture has a link to the original website where you can learn more about these amazing artists and museums.

Museums Mentioned:

 

The National Gallery

The Louvre 

V&A Museum

Specifically Mentioned Pieces:

V&A Chandelier, 2001 Dale Chihuly

V&A Chandelier, 2001 Dale Chihuly

Can be found in the rotunda of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

The Scream, 1893 - Edvard Munch

The Scream, 1893 - Edvard Munch

Currently housed in the Munch Museum, Oslo.

Nike of Samothrace, 200-190 BC

Nike of Samothrace, 200-190 BC

Currently on display at the Louvre in Paris

Guitar Player,1672-Johannes Vermeer

Guitar Player,1672-Johannes Vermeer

Part of the National Gallery's collection in London.

Artists Mentioned:

*These are examples of the artists mentioned in THATS. They aren't necessarily the actual works at the museums Evie and Edmund visited.*

 

Tintoretto

Tintoretto

Leda and the Swan, 1570

Rembrandt

Rembrandt

The Adoration of the Shepards, 1646

Botticelli

Botticelli

Birth of Venus, 1486

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Sistine Chapel ceiling, 1508-1512

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Medici Madonna, 1521-1534

Peter Paul Ruebens

Peter Paul Ruebens

The Last Judgement, 1617

Titian

Titian

The Venus of Urbino, 1538

John Constable

John Constable

Salisbury Cathedral From the Meadows, 1831 (detail)

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