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Mid_century_to_today_Modernism_and_its_legacy

Emerging from the shadow of World War II, artists like Henry Moore grapple with a meaningful way forward for art. Through a period of social and political upheaval, British art sees groundbreaking genres, mediums, and relationships form. Art breaks with convention and defies categorization. And we find ourselves in the last room of the chronology–in the present.

19th_century_Romanticism_and_the_Victorian_Era

The 19th century sees an outpouring of complex images and emotions from the Romantics, among them the great figures of JMW Turner and William Blake. While Queen Victoria reigns and new developments sweep across the country, artists bring realism together with an ongoing interest in mythical themes.

Welcome_to_500_years_of_British_art

Your journey through British art begins here. Director at Tate Britain Penelope Curtis introduces the 500-year circuit that traces the history of British art at Tate and takes you on a walk through time.

Early_20th_century_War_and_dynamism

The first half of the 20th century is consumed by war–and the aftermath. While many British artists respond with images of pessimism and despair, others find a renewed sense of dynamism, a belief in the power of culture and in the artist’s ability to change the world for the better.

16th_to_18th_century_Dynasty_revolution_and_the_Classical_Age

It all starts here in the 16th and 17th centuries, an era of civil war, plague, a Glorious Revolution, and the birth of the United Kingdom. The following century sees Britain establish itself as a world power through economic growth and colonial ambitions. All the while, British art is flourishing in parallel to these dramatic historical events, shifting from images of family wealth to more personal portraits to scenes of classical drama and ongoing war.