At the heart of the exhibition is the confrontation in Rousseau's work between the exoticism of his jungle subjects and the safety and harmony of his homeland pictures - French landscapes and daily life in the Parisian suburbs. A complimentary selection of allegories, portraits, modern fantasies and landscapes also feature. Ends 5 February 2006.
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London Art Jungle
An exhibition in Tate Britain of around fifty paintings shows the largest and most impressive collection of Henri Rousseau's large-scale jungle paintings ever shown.
At the heart of the exhibition is the confrontation in Rousseau's work between the exoticism of his jungle subjects and the safety and harmony of his homeland pictures - French landscapes and daily life in the Parisian suburbs. A complimentary selection of allegories, portraits, modern fantasies and landscapes also feature. Ends 5 February 2006.
Irish Art
At the heart of the exhibition is the confrontation in Rousseau's work between the exoticism of his jungle subjects and the safety and harmony of his homeland pictures - French landscapes and daily life in the Parisian suburbs. A complimentary selection of allegories, portraits, modern fantasies and landscapes also feature. Ends 5 February 2006.
Irish Art
