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"Exploring the Intimacy of Bedchambers through Art: A Captivating Journey" Step into the world of bedchambers as depicted by renowned artists throughout history

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Venus of Urbino, 1538. Artist: Titian

Venus of Urbino, 1538. Artist: Titian
Venus of Urbino, 1538. Titian (1488-1576). Found in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Reading Aloud, 1884, (1936). Creator: Albert Joseph Moore

Reading Aloud, 1884, (1936). Creator: Albert Joseph Moore
Reading Aloud, 1884, (1936). Women in classical dress recline while reading a book. Victorian oil on canvas by Albert Joseph Moore (1841-1893). Held at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Children in a Room, 1909. Artist: Edouard Vuillard

Children in a Room, 1909. Artist: Edouard Vuillard
Children in a Room, 1909. Vuillard, Edouard-Jean (1868-1940). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Le Sommeil, 1866. Artist: Gustave Courbet

Le Sommeil, 1866. Artist: Gustave Courbet
Le Sommeil, 1866. From the collection of the Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee du Petit-Palais, France

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Surreal study, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham

Surreal study, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham
Surreal study, 1952. Illustration for a poem by TS Eliot. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Chatterton (The Death of Chatterton), 1856. Creator: Henry Wallis

Chatterton (The Death of Chatterton), 1856. Creator: Henry Wallis
Chatterton (The Death of Chatterton), 1856. Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770) was an unsuccessful poet whose suicide became a symbol of blighted artistic genius

Background imageBedchamber Collection: The Dream of St Ursula, 1495, (1911)

The Dream of St Ursula, 1495, (1911)
The Dream of St Ursula, 1495. after a tempera on canvas by Vittore Carpaccio (c1465-c1525). Original housed in the Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice. From A History of Painting Vol

Background imageBedchamber Collection: The Birth of the Virgin, Brussels Workshop, c. 1510 (tapestry)

The Birth of the Virgin, Brussels Workshop, c. 1510 (tapestry)
XIR240906 The Birth of the Virgin, Brussels Workshop, c.1510 (tapestry) by Flemish School, (16th century); St. Sauveur Cathedral, Aix-en-Provence, France; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageBedchamber Collection: The Cradle, 1873. Artist: Berthe Morisot

The Cradle, 1873. Artist: Berthe Morisot
The Cradle, 1873. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Queen Victoria... visiting Soldiers wounded in the Indian Frontier campaigns... 1898, (1901)

Queen Victoria... visiting Soldiers wounded in the Indian Frontier campaigns... 1898, (1901)
Queen Victoria at Netley Hospital visiting Soldiers wounded in the Indian Frontier campaigns, December 3, 1898, (1901). Victoria (1819-1901) with injured men of the British Army

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Scene from Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope, 1860. Artist: John Everett Millais

Scene from Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope, 1860. Artist: John Everett Millais
Scene from Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope, 1860. The Rev and Mrs Crawley at home with their young family which, as an impoverished parson, he has difficulty in supporting

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Sick Carnot! (Carnot malade!), 1893. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Sick Carnot! (Carnot malade!), 1893. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Sick Carnot! (Carnot malade!), 1893

Background imageBedchamber Collection: The Death of Saint Clare, c. 1400 / 1410. Creator: Master of Heiligenkreuz

The Death of Saint Clare, c. 1400 / 1410. Creator: Master of Heiligenkreuz
The Death of Saint Clare, c. 1400/1410

Background imageBedchamber Collection: The Chamber Idyll, 1831. Creator: Edward Calvert

The Chamber Idyll, 1831. Creator: Edward Calvert
The Chamber Idyll, 1831

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Apollinaire and his Muse, c1900-1944. Artist: Max Jacob

Apollinaire and his Muse, c1900-1944. Artist: Max Jacob
Apollinaire and his Muse, 20th Century. Musee des Beaux-Arts, Orleans, France

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Death and the Courtesan (Signed by the Wood-Engraver), 1903. Artist: Sebald Beham

Death and the Courtesan (Signed by the Wood-Engraver), 1903. Artist: Sebald Beham
Death and the Courtesan (Signed by the Wood-Engraver), 1903. From The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, Volume 1 - March to May 1903. [The Burlington Magazine, Limited, London, 1903]

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Study of a Girl, c1910. Artist: Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot

Study of a Girl, c1910. Artist: Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot
Study of a Girl, c1910. From The Studio Volume 95. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1928]

Background imageBedchamber Collection: The Birth of the Virgin, 1430. Creator: Anon

The Birth of the Virgin, 1430. Creator: Anon
The Birth of the Virgin, 1430

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Jurors playing cards - their bedroom McNamara case, between c1910 and c1915

Jurors playing cards - their bedroom McNamara case, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Jurors playing cards - their bedroom McNamara case, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageBedchamber Collection: The Birth of the Virgin, 1520. Creator: Jan de Beer

The Birth of the Virgin, 1520. Creator: Jan de Beer
The Birth of the Virgin, 1520

Background imageBedchamber Collection: The Naughty Drummer, 1655. Creator: Nicolaes Maes

The Naughty Drummer, 1655. Creator: Nicolaes Maes
The Naughty Drummer, 1655. A mother is obliged to chastise her small son, even threatening him with a small rod, as his drumming is likely to wake the sleeping baby

Background imageBedchamber Collection: The Kiss, 1816. Creator: Theodore Gericault

The Kiss, 1816. Creator: Theodore Gericault
The Kiss, 1816

Background imageBedchamber Collection: The Duke of Orleans showing his Lover, 1825. Creator: Eugene Delacroix

The Duke of Orleans showing his Lover, 1825. Creator: Eugene Delacroix
The Duke of Orleans showing his Lover, 1825. A passage in the Histoire des ducs de Borgogne by Barante describes how the Duke of Orleans displayed the naked body of his lover Mariette d'Enghien

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Bedroom, Hughes House, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Bedroom, Hughes House, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Bedroom, Hughes House, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Sir Thomas Killigrew (print)

Sir Thomas Killigrew (print)
5322589 Sir Thomas Killigrew (print) by English School, (17th century); (add.info.: Sir Thomas Killigrew, 1612 - 1683. Groom of the bed-chamber to Charles II.)

Background imageBedchamber Collection: The Sala delle Nozze di Alessandro e Rossana (Hall of the Marriage of Alexander The Great)

The Sala delle Nozze di Alessandro e Rossana (Hall of the Marriage of Alexander The Great (356-323 BC) and Roxanne
BEN107223 The Sala delle Nozze di Alessandro e Rossana (Hall of the Marriage of Alexander The Great (356-323 BC) and Roxanne) designed by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1481-1536)

Background imageBedchamber Collection: The Great Schools of England: one of the dormitories at Christ's Hospital School, 1862

The Great Schools of England: one of the dormitories at Christ's Hospital School, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Great Schools of England: one of the dormitories at Christ's Hospital School, 1862. Founded in the 16th century, Christ's Hospital is one of the oldest boarding schools in England

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Interior Military Hospital car, C.P.R.'Y, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Interior Military Hospital car, C.P.R.'Y, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Interior Military Hospital car, C.P.R.'Y, 1917. The interior of a military hospital car with nurses on the Canadian Pacific Railway during World War I

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Sleeping room in Kaiserin's Hospital Train, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Sleeping room in Kaiserin's Hospital Train, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Sleeping room in Kaiserin's Hospital Train, between c1914 and c1915. A room on the hospital train of the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria (wife of Wilhelm II of Germany) during World War I

Background imageBedchamber Collection: 'Squire Mayduke's Daughter' - drawn by John Gilbert, 1862. Creator: Unknown

"Squire Mayduke's Daughter" - drawn by John Gilbert, 1862. Creator: Unknown
"Squire Mayduke's Daughter" - drawn by John Gilbert, 1862. Illustration to a short story by Augustus Mayhew. From "Illustrated London News", 1862

Background imageBedchamber Collection: 'After the Battle', by P. H. Calderon, A.R.A. 1864. Creator: W Thomas. 'After the Battle', by P. H

"After the Battle", by P. H. Calderon, A.R.A. 1864. Creator: W Thomas. "After the Battle", by P. H
"After the Battle", by P. H. Calderon, A.R.A. 1864. Engraving of a painting. A battle has raged in and around a Flemish village; the English have been victorious

Background imageBedchamber Collection: A stampede of jackals through the environs of Calcutta, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

A stampede of jackals through the environs of Calcutta, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A stampede of jackals through the environs of Calcutta, 1864. A walk through Calcutta about midnight reveals to the European stranger many curious sights

Background imageBedchamber Collection: German Hospital R.R. car, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

German Hospital R.R. car, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German Hospital R.R. car, between c1910 and c1915. A hospital railroad car, probably during World War I

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Nude Reclining on Curtained Bed [Emma Hamilton (?)], November 1, 1797

Nude Reclining on Curtained Bed [Emma Hamilton (?)], November 1, 1797

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Four O Clock in the Country, October 20, 1790. October 20, 1790

Four O Clock in the Country, October 20, 1790. October 20, 1790
Four O Clock in the Country, October 20, 1790

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Tsarina Alexandra nursing wounded soldiers, 1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

Tsarina Alexandra nursing wounded soldiers, 1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Tsarina Alexandra nursing wounded soldiers, 1914, (c1920). Imperial Nurses with the Russian Red Cross: the Tsarina (seated on the right)

Background imageBedchamber Collection: At Close of Day, 1936. Creator: R L Lekhi

At Close of Day, 1936. Creator: R L Lekhi
At Close of Day, 1936. Indian man sitting on a charpoy smoking a hookah. From " The Civil and Military Gazette" Annual, 1936. [India, 1936]

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Queen Kristina of Sweden Visiting Professor Saumaise, 1794. Creator: Nicolas Lavreince

Queen Kristina of Sweden Visiting Professor Saumaise, 1794. Creator: Nicolas Lavreince
Queen Kristina of Sweden Visiting Professor Saumaise, 1794

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Party Scene; Allegory of the Five Senses, 1605-1652. Creator: Bartholomeus van Bassen

Party Scene; Allegory of the Five Senses, 1605-1652. Creator: Bartholomeus van Bassen
Party Scene; Allegory of the Five Senses, 1605-1652

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Nudity with man and woman; Intercourse scene, 1572-1602. Creator: Agostino Carracci

Nudity with man and woman; Intercourse scene, 1572-1602. Creator: Agostino Carracci
Nudity with man and woman; Intercourse scene, 1572-1602

Background imageBedchamber Collection: House of Mrs. Robert L. Dodge, 1933 Oct. Creator: Arnold Genthe

House of Mrs. Robert L. Dodge, 1933 Oct. Creator: Arnold Genthe
House of Mrs. Robert L. Dodge, 1933 Oct. 17. Address: Sefton Manor, Mill Neck, Long Island, New York. House designed in 1922 by Clinton and Russell for cosmetics executive Lillian Sefton Dodge

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Title Page for Katherine's Story, 1786. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Title Page for Katherine's Story, 1786. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title Page for Katherine's Story, 1786

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Illustration for Becker's Almanac for 1800, c1800. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Illustration for Becker's Almanac for 1800, c1800. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Becker's Almanac for 1800, c1800. Plate: Plate 3

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Illustration for the Works of J.P.C. Florian, 1796. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Illustration for the Works of J.P.C. Florian, 1796. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for the Works of J.P.C. Florian, 1796

Background imageBedchamber Collection: The Queen's Visit to Birmingham - Her Majesty's Bedroom, Stoneleigh Abbey, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Queen's Visit to Birmingham - Her Majesty's Bedroom, Stoneleigh Abbey, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Queen's Visit to Birmingham - Her Majesty's Bedroom, Stoneleigh Abbey, 1858. Her Majesty honoured Lord Leigh by sleeping at his family mansion, Stoneleigh Abbey

Background imageBedchamber Collection: Enema, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Nicolas Lavreince

Enema, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Nicolas Lavreince
Enema, late 18th-early 19th century

Background imageBedchamber Collection: The Accident at St. George's Hospital: the Holland Ward after the Accident, 1876. Creator: Unknown

The Accident at St. George's Hospital: the Holland Ward after the Accident, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Accident at St. George's Hospital: the Holland Ward after the Accident, 1876. From a sketch by Mr. F. Dawtrey Drewitt

Background imageBedchamber Collection: A Village Wedding in the Bavarian Highlands, 1876. Creator: Unknown

A Village Wedding in the Bavarian Highlands, 1876. Creator: Unknown
A Village Wedding in the Bavarian Highlands, 1876. Dowry-Waggon before the Bridegroom's House; Salting the Soup; Marriage Procession...on the eve of the complete celebration



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"Exploring the Intimacy of Bedchambers through Art: A Captivating Journey" Step into the world of bedchambers as depicted by renowned artists throughout history. From Titian's iconic "Venus of Urbino" to Sebald Beham's intriguing "Death and the Courtesan, " these artworks offer glimpses into private spaces that hold secrets, emotions, and stories untold. In Albert Joseph Moore's "Reading Aloud, " we witness a serene scene where literature intertwines with relaxation, creating an atmosphere of tranquility within the confines of a bedroom. Meanwhile, Gustave Courbet's provocative masterpiece "Le Sommeil" captures an intimate moment between two lovers in their boudoir, evoking sensuality and desire. Edouard Vuillard's "Children in a Room" transports us to a playful realm where innocence thrives amidst toys and laughter. Shirley Markham's surreal study challenges our perception of reality within the boundaries of a chamber, blurring lines between dreams and waking life. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec presents us with his poignant work titled "Sick Carnot. " Here, we glimpse vulnerability as illness invades the sanctuary of one's bedchamber. Paul de la Roche takes us back in time with his depiction of "The Young Princes in the Tower, " capturing both mystery and tragedy within these confined walls. John Everett Millais' portrayal from Anthony Trollope's novel Framley Parsonage immerses us in domesticity; it invites contemplation on love, relationships, and societal expectations that unfold behind closed doors. The Master of Heiligenkreuz reveals profound sorrow through his painting depicting "The Death of Saint Clare, " reminding us that even sacred chambers are not immune to grief. Edward Calvert offers an idyllic vision with his creation called "The Chamber Idyll. " It invites viewers to escape into peaceful seclusion, where nature and solitude intertwine.