Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
Reflections on the Bristol School
In 2021, many of the paintings in our Bristol School gallery went on loan the Musée des Beaux Arts in Bordeaux. We replaced them with work produced by art on referral groups from across Bristol. Art on referral supports positive mental wellbeing through art.
The original Bristol School artists’ work echoed the key issues of the 1800s. They celebrated the natural environment, questioned social inequality and reflected on grand Biblical themes. How do modern Bristolians see these subjects today? The groups responded to the absent pictures and their themes in any style they liked.
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The Works
On the left you can see the original painting and on the right you can see the modern day response.
Click on the images to read their labels.