Tag: Pre-Raphaelites
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01 Painting of The amorous game, William Holman Hunt’s The Awakening Conscience, Part 9 – With Footnotes
A gentleman has installed his mistress (known to be such because of her absence of a wedding ring) in a house for their meetings. As they play and singt, she has a sudden spiritual revelation. Rising from her lover’s lap, she gazes into the sunlit garden beyond, which is reflected in the mirror behind her.…
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Edward Burne-Jones’s Art, in The Legend of the Briar Rose, inspired by the story of Sleeping Beauty, with artist’s studies and footnotes
The Legend of Briar Rose is the title of a series of paintings by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones which were completed between 1885 and 1890. The four original paintings – The Briar Wood, The Council Chamber, The Garden Court and The Rose Bower – and an additional ten adjoining panels, are located at Buscot…
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01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 9 – With Footnotes
William Holman Hunt, 1827–1910 The Awakening Conscience, c. 1853 Oil paint on canvas 762 x 559 mm Tate A gentleman has installed his mistress (known to be such because of her absence of a wedding ring) in a house for their meetings. As they play and singt, she has a sudden spiritual revelation. Rising from her…
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01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #22
Sir John Everett Millais, Bt 1829–1896 Mariana, c. 1851 Oil paint on mahogany 597 x 495 x 15 mm Tate Rejected by her fiancé, Angelo, after her dowry was lost in a shipwreck, Mariana leads a lonely existence in a moated grange. She is still in love with Angelo – now Deputy to the Duke of Vienna…
Zaidan Gallery 