Romeo and Juliet hit the spot

Wednesday, 15 February 2012 10:04

Written by Editor

A painting of Romeo and Juliet has been voted the most romantic work of art on display in the UK’s museums and galleries in a poll carried out by YouGov on behalf of the Art Fund. 71% of people who voted chose the painting by Frank Bernard Dicksee which is on display at the Southampton City Art Gallery. The painting shows the couple on their wedding night and the last time they will see each other alive. Second in the poll is Auguste Rodin’s The Kiss currently on display at the Turner Contemporary in Margate, Kent.  And third was William Hogarth’s Before And After that is on display at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.
The Art fund helps UK museums and galleries to buy, show and share art. The poll which was carried out online surveyed  2,030 adults.