Angels & Aristocrats

A DigitalNZ Story by Courtney Johnston

Currently on show at Te Papa (free entry, until 27 January), Angels & Aristocrats brings together five centuries' of European paintings from New Zealand public gallery collections. This set showcases some of the works in the exhibition. http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/WhatsOn/exhibitions/Pages/AngelsAristocrats.aspx

Image: Portrait of Anne Howard-Vyse (1754-1784)

Portrait of Anne Howard-Vyse (1754-1784)

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Louise de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth

Louise de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Saint Sebastian

Saint Sebastian

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: River Scene with a Ferry Boat

River Scene with a Ferry Boat

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: George Lavington, Bishop of Exeter

George Lavington, Bishop of Exeter

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Mrs Humphrey Devereux

Mrs Humphrey Devereux

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Portrait of Captain James Cook

Portrait of Captain James Cook

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Two tigers in a rocky landscape

Two tigers in a rocky landscape

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Tygers at play

Tygers at play

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Portrait of Mrs W. Collins

Portrait of Mrs W. Collins

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Saint Bartholomew

Saint Bartholomew

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Girl arranging flowers

Girl arranging flowers

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Landscape

Landscape

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Johanna Katharina Steiger, aged 2

Johanna Katharina Steiger, aged 2

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: A Classical Landscape

A Classical Landscape

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Portrait of a young man

Portrait of a young man

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: A Man with a child

A Man with a child

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Portrait of a Lady

Portrait of a Lady

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Genevieve. (from a poem by S.T. Coleridge entitled 'Love')

Genevieve. (from a poem by S.T. Coleridge entitled 'Love')

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Boys Playing Cards

Boys Playing Cards

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: The sense of smell

The sense of smell

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: The sense of hearing

The sense of hearing

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: The sense of taste

The sense of taste

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: The sense of sight

The sense of sight

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Dead Christ supported by two angels

Dead Christ supported by two angels

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki