In this previous post, I mentioned a mirror seen in Fair Rosamund and Queen Eleanor by Burne-Jones and also in The Return of Tibullus to Delia by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. This seemingly mundane object has captured my attention, mainly because I have this nagging feeling that I’ve also seen it elsewhere, but can’t remember where. [...]
I thought I’d share with you a few Burne-Jones links I’ve found interesting. The list is short but sweet (sorry for the cliche). Feel free to share a link if you’d like! A Portrait of Margaret Burne-Jones The Burne-Jones home in Rottingdean, Sussex Burne-Jones Sketchbook Via Google Book Search: Burne-Jones by Fortunee de Lisle, 1907 [...]
The Beguiling of Merlin is a special painting to me, as mentioned in this previous post from 2007 where I asked visitors to this site to tell how they became interested in Pre-Raphaelite art. (It’s not too late, by the way. Go post a comment and share your story!) Painted by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones [...]
The intricate pattern of Sidonia’s gown is amazing. Painted in 1860, Sidonia von Bork is an early watercolor by Burne-Jones and is based on the book Sidonia the Sorceress. Burne-Jones used model Fanny Cornforth (a Rossetti favorite) to portray Sidonia. We see her standing in profile, apparently lost in thought while plotting and scheming. In [...]
Fair Rosamund and Queen Eleanor, painted in 1862 by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones Fair Rosamund and Queen Eleanor, painted by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones does not exactly represent traditional Victorian values. Fair Rosamund, mistress of King Henry II, is depicted in light colors that represent innocence or virginity. In contrast, Queen Eleanor wears an angry [...]
‘A Circle of Sisters’: Eminent Victorians (from Amanda Foreman, the author of ”Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire,”) link via New York Times Online. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fpreraphaelitesisterhood.com%2F%3Fp%3D383′; addthis_title = ‘NY+Times+Article+Mentions+Georgiana+Burne+Jones’; addthis_pub = ”;
Via theatnewspaper.com: LONDON. A collection of 53 pictures by Burne-Jones and his contemporaries is to go on show at Fulham Palace, ending speculation that it might be sold. The works were bequeathed by amateur artist Cecil French to London’s Fulham council (now Hammersmith & Fulham) in 1953. Since 1983 several paintings have been on display [...]
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