If you could own any painting or work of art. What would it be?

For me it would be John Waterhouse - The Lady of Shalott

Hello boheminan. That work was a choice on the Mumsnet thread as well

Self portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi

A Vermeer interior - they are so serene and make the ordinary, extraordinary.

The Penitent. She’s in the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle.
I wouldn’t turn down a JMWTurner.

Christ of Saint John of the Cross Salvador Dali or

Mariana by Millais, in fact I like quite a lot of pre Raphaelite art, hard to choose really.

DH ,any Paul Nash
Me , Dance of Life Edvard Munch

I've just seen your choice above Georgesgran, I love that.

She’s mesmerizing Terribull and looks right into your soul.

Pretty much anything by Monet.

Yes beautiful dark penetrating eyes, as you say mesmerizing .

The Last of England by Ford Madox Brown. I'm a Brum and when I lived there I was a frequent visitor to Birmingham Art Gallery. I love the PRB paintings but was always drawn to this painting, it's shows a man and his wife and baby crossing the sea with hope of finding a better life in Australia. Nothing really changes, does it?

The Penitent is beautiful. I have never seen her before. It mkes me want to jump on a train and visit some galleries.

And I will look up Artemisa G. She also was a Mumsnet choice
I look forward to the GNS choices which I have never seen before.

I am writing these down and will spend Sunday afternoon researching.

HelterSkelter
Obviously I havnt got the original of The Bride but I’ve got this one.
Bought at Chatsworth.

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/604441189/veiled-lady-bust-sculpture-female

The Annunciation by Fra Angelico, which is in the Prado. It is so beautiful and fresh. I stood looking at it for ages.

I also love Las Meninas by Velazquez, also in the Prado.

There’s a huge painting of Queen Charlotte (wife of George 3) in the National Portrait gallery.

All these pictures are huge and I don’t have a big enough wall.

Wow petra. I cannot imagine how something so hard as marble or any stone can be carved to look so soft and see through.

I love the Lowry paintings. Especially the ‘going to work’ one. Don’t really know why but I’ve always loved the simplicity of them.

I chose Artimesia on mumsnet. Her work uses chiaroscuro to great effect. She was compared to Caravaggio and was one of the first women artists who painted people and very powerful subjects. I also love Caravaggio. More modern, my favourite is Christ of St John of the cross by Salvador Dali. I saw it first in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery when I was 12. I was taking part in an art competition for secondary pupils. It enthralled me than and does so to this day

Could I have 2 please? First would be A Street in Brittany by Stanhope Forbes. Second is The Little Street by Vermeer.

You can have more than one Cardamom. It's impossible to have only one. I shall look up your 2.
Isn't the internet wonderful. We couldn't have done this 30+ years ago. It would have meant a trip to the library.

Any of the Dutch Masters. But especially The Milkmaid by Vermeer

Hard choice .
I'm very fond of -
Carnation ,Lily,Lily ,Rose by Singer Sargent

Is she knitting.? Its a ovely painting. Very Cornish. I love his Newlyn paintings. Her shiny sabots.
I don't know Brittany, but would love to go there.