It’s often said that a rainy day is a museum day, and it’s certainly true that wet weather, or a particularly hot day, might well encourage art-lovers to see that exhibition they had been meaning to visit, or while away a spare hour or two in a favorite gallery where they can combine pleasure with an escape from the elements.

But there is a deeper and more direct role that weather plays in art, the creation of it, and even our experience of it. That is, simply, that it is reflected in many works of art as a vital element of the atmosphere and setting of the scene.