Painting of star crossed lovers voted most romantic in UK Other works in the Art Fund's poll include Nicolas Poussin's Rinaldo & Armida; Jean-Honore Fragonard's The Swing and Sandro Botticelli's Venus and Mars. Dr Stephen Deuchar, director of the Art Fund, which helps UK museums and galleries to buy, show and share art, said: "This is a timely reminder of the power of art to touch the heart as well as the eye and the top ten also shows what riches we have in UK museums and galleries. With the success of the National Art Pass and continued support of our 90,000 members, the Art Fund can continue helping museums across the country to buy, show and share great works of art for the enjoyment of everyone. The Art Fund said it had given financial support to help buy three of the works in the top 10: Diego Velazquez's The Rokeby Venus; Auguste Rodin's The Kiss; and William Hogarth's Before and After. The top 10 paintings in the Art Fund poll are: Frank Bernard's Dicksee's Romeo and Juliet (Southampton City Art Gallery) - 71% Auguste Rodin's The Kiss (Tate - currently on display at Turner Contemporary, Margate, Kent) - 68% William Hogarth's Before and After (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge) - 49% Nicolas Poussin's Rinaldo & Armida (Dulwich Picture Gallery, London) - 22% Jean-Honore Fragonard's The Swing (Wallace Collection, London) - 19% Jan van Eyck's The Arnolfini Portrait (National Gallery, London) - 14% Diego Velazquez's The Rokeby Venus (National Gallery, London) - 13% Sandro Botticelli's Venus and Mars (National Gallery, London) - 11% 9= Paul Gauguin's Nevermore (The Courtauld Gallery, London) - (7% 9= Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne (National Gallery, London) - 7%