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RELIGION + MYTHOLOGY — GODS, SAINTS, AND THE STORIES PAINTERS WERE PAID TO BELIEVE IN.

For most of art history, myth and scripture weren't subject matter — they were the entire assignment. This collection surveys how painters smuggled doubt, devotion, and desire into sanctioned iconography.

Altarpiece, No. 1 — Hilma af KlintAltarpiece, No. 1Hilma af KlintHow Sir Tristram Drank of the Love Drink — Aubrey BeardsleyHow Sir Tristram Drank of the Love DrinkAubrey BeardsleyThe Climax — Aubrey BeardsleyThe ClimaxAubrey BeardsleyThe Cyclops — Odilon RedonThe CyclopsOdilon RedonThe Gate of Hell — Gustave DoréThe Gate of HellGustave DoréSatan Arousing the Fallen Angels — Gustave DoréSatan Arousing the Fallen AngelsGustave DoréLandscape with the Fall of Icarus — Pieter Bruegel the ElderLandscape with the Fall of IcarusPieter Bruegel the ElderThe Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse — Albrecht DürerThe Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseAlbrecht DürerJudith Beheading Holofernes — CaravaggioJudith Beheading HolofernesCaravaggioThe Calling of St Matthew — CaravaggioThe Calling of St MatthewCaravaggioTakiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre — Utagawa KuniyoshiTakiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton SpectreUtagawa KuniyoshiThe Ghost of Oiwa — Utagawa KuniyoshiThe Ghost of OiwaUtagawa KuniyoshiThe Ancient of Days — William BlakeThe Ancient of DaysWilliam BlakeThe Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun — William BlakeThe Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the SunWilliam BlakeWhere Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? — Paul GauguinWhere Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?Paul GauguinVision after the Sermon — Paul GauguinVision after the SermonPaul GauguinThe Birth of Venus — Sandro BotticelliThe Birth of VenusSandro Botticelli