The Laboratory | John Collier | 1895 Select Size:18" x 24" viewed from behind

viewed from behind

The painting is characterized by a vivid contrast in colors and moods

illuminated by the soft glow of a full moon that reflects across the still waters of the lagoon

and isolation

stripped of individuality and humanity

The Laboratory | John Collier | 1895 Select Size:18" x 24" viewed from behindAbout the artwork: John Colliers The Laboratory presents a carefully staged scene of revenge in which the apparent world of experiment and chemistry becomes a setting for moral corruption rather than scientific progress. Painted in 1895, the work belongs to Colliers broader interest in narrative images often described as problem pictures, designed to provoke speculation about the characters and their motives, and this painting was associated with a