Pygmalion and Galatea I: The Heart Desires Pygmalion and Galatea II: The Hand Refrains Pygmalion and Galatea III: The Godhead Fires Pygmalion and Galatea IV: The Soul Attains The tale of Pygmalion dates back to Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The paintings featured here are the second series painted by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Pygmalion is a sculptor [...]
The Pre-Raphaelites often used the works of Tennyson as inspiration and this painting by Burne-Jones is a fine example. King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid features the artist’s wife Georgiana. Georgiana was mentioned on this blog previously in a book review, Circle of Sisters. Georgiana was known for her sweetness, a trait that I think [...]
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