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Burne-JonesPosted onAugust 28, 2015

A #WombatFriday for Burne-Jones

Today is the birthday of artist Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, the artist who was the genesis of my interest for the Pre-Raphaelites when, at the…

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Burne-JonesPosted onAugust 24, 2015August 24, 2017

The bias against Fanny Cornforth

Sir Edward Burne-Jones used Fanny Cornforth as a model for his unfinished painting, Hope,  above.  Although incomplete, it remains one of my favorite paintings of Fanny.  As…

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BooksPosted onAugust 21, 2015November 8, 2017

Art is a Mirror

 When I was fifteen years old, my father taught me how to drive.  I was eager, yet scared; I couldn’t believe that I had actually…

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Burne-JonesPosted onJuly 23, 2015July 23, 2015

Slumber revisited

Recently, an unknown study for Leighton’s Flaming June was discovered. The discovery was almost cinematic: Pre-Raphaelite study discovered behind door in English mansion. After the discovery, the…

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BooksPosted onJune 17, 2015

Guest Post: Pre-Raphaelites in Venice

I am honored that Kris Waldherr has taken the time to share about the beauty of Venice and its influence on the Pre-Raphaelite circle. That…

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Arthurian LegendPosted onApril 16, 2015April 16, 2015

The Holy Grail Tapestries

The Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is currently preparing their latest exhibit: Love is Enough: William Morris and Andy Warhol: Love is Enough draws together…

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Burne-JonesPosted onMarch 18, 2015February 2, 2018

Hylas and the Nymphs

Hylas and the Nymphs by John William Waterhouse depicts a scene from Jason and the Argonauts.  Hylas was the son of King Theiodamas, who was killed…

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Burne-JonesPosted onMarch 2, 2015March 2, 2015

Legendary Armor

It’s Mythic March! Created by my friends Grace Nuth and Lisa Stock, its premise is similar to NaNoWriMo: spend a month incorporating the beauty of myth…

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Burne-JonesPosted onFebruary 5, 2015January 13, 2018

Monstrous Women

I was browsing a bookstore and found an aisle offering boxed sets of movies packaged with the books they were based on. A little girl…

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Andrew Lloyd WebberPosted onJanuary 14, 2015January 7, 2017

Embrace the Night

The day has its own bright beauty. Morning may bring the possibility of a new beginning, but at night, everything slows down and the world takes…

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Burne-JonesPosted onJanuary 13, 2015September 8, 2016

King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid

Sir Edward Burne-Jones’ painting King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid is based on the story of an African King who had never felt any attraction…

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Burne-JonesPosted onDecember 17, 2014January 3, 2015

I stretch my hands and catch at Hope

According to myth, after Prometheus stole fire from the gods, Zeus wanted to punish mankind. He ordered Hephaistos and other gods to create a woman…

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Burne-JonesPosted onDecember 17, 2014January 3, 2015

Burne-Jones on Portraiture

I am guilty of often overlooking Burne-Jones’ portrait work in favor of his narrative paintings.  However, this morning I read a passage in which his…

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Burne-JonesPosted onOctober 15, 2014April 22, 2019

Nature as Feminine

In Listening to my Sweet Pipings, Waterhouse has shown the figure of Earth reclining as Pan serenades her. Notice that Earth holds a poppy in…

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Alexa WildingPosted onJuly 24, 2014September 22, 2016

The lure of water-women

In Rossetti’s 1853 drawing Boatmen and Siren, one of the boatmen is captivated by the siren, but is saved from certain death by his companion.…

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Arthurian LegendPosted onJuly 9, 2014January 5, 2015

Burne-Jones representations of Nimue

Le Morte d’Arthur captivated Edward Burne-Jones. His passion for all things Arthurian dated back to his days as an undergraduate at Oxford, when he and…

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Burne-JonesPosted onJune 14, 2014January 5, 2015

Aurora

A small pocket-book of this time contains a note made by Edward from a canal-bridge in a poor quarter of the city, which nearly thirty…

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Burne-JonesPosted onJune 9, 2014January 5, 2015

The Mirror of Venus

Burne-Jones’ painting The Mirror of Venus is a celebration of female beauty.  Ten women, often identified as Venus and her attendants, gather around their own…

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Alexa WildingPosted onMay 16, 2014November 5, 2019

What is the “Pre-Raphaelite Woman”?

Women are central figures in Pre-Raphaelite art, and this has given rise to the concept of a “Pre-Raphaelite Woman.” I frequently see the term in te…

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BooksPosted onMay 7, 2014August 2, 2016

Skeletons in the closet

Fatima was painted by Sir Edward Burne-Jones in 1862 and depicts the last wife of Bluebeard, the ancient serial killer who has the bodies of…

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Burne-JonesPosted onApril 30, 2014January 5, 2015

‘Astrologia’ and other examples of crystal balls

According to Georgiana Burne-Jones’ memorials of her husband, the model for Astrologia was Miss Augusta Jones.  I love the reflection seen on the crystal ball;…

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Burne-JonesPosted onDecember 15, 2013January 5, 2015

The Garden of the Hesperides

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Burne-JonesPosted onNovember 27, 2013January 5, 2015

Portrait of Margaret Burne-Jones

Sir Edward Burne-Jones’ portrait of his daughter Margaret is another example of  mirror paintings that I adore. It’s not the mirror itself that I love;…

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Burne-JonesPosted onNovember 26, 2013January 5, 2015

The Art of Slumber

The Sleeping Model by William Powell Frith is a work that I find incredibly interesting. The tedious act of sitting for the artist has caused…

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blue and white chinaPosted onNovember 24, 2013January 5, 2015

Image of the Week: Cinderella

Note the blue and white china in the background.  It was highly sought after by both Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Burne-Jones.  Elizabeth Siddal casually referenced…

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