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Tag Archives: Burne-Jones
Mermaids
Last week, I posted about reading the classic fairy tale Undine, in which a water spirit marries a human in order to gain a soul. If you seek the enchantments of water-women, then a dose of Burne-Jones is in order: … Continue reading
Pre-Raphaelite art, Doctor Who, and how you see the world
How do you see the world? We all view things through a filter of our interests and passions. I see the world with a Pre-Raphaelite eye. I just can’t help myself. Things happen and Pre-Raphaelite images will pop into my … Continue reading
The Wine of Circe by Edward Burne-Jones, Poem by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The Wine of Circe, painted by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Dante Gabriel Rossetti wrote a sonnet inspired by this painting, which you can read a great deal of background on at The Rossetti Archive: DGR wrote the sonnet for the … Continue reading
Posted in Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Femme Fatale, Magic, Pre-Raphaelite Poems
Tagged Burne-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, goddesses, poetry
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The Beguiling of Merlin
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Burne-Jones, mary zambaco
Tagged Arthurian, Burne-Jones, mary zambaco, myth
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Sidonia von Bork by Sir Edward 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. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Burne-Jones, Femme Fatale
Tagged Burne-Jones, Fanny Cornforth, Femme Fatale
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Fair Rosamund and Queen Eleanor
Fair Rosamund and Queen Eleanor, painted in 1862 by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Fair Rosamund, mistress of King Henry II, is depicted in light colors that represent innocence or virginity. In contrast, Queen Eleanor wears an angry black. Despite being … Continue reading
Sweet Georgie…
Georgiana Burne-Jones, painted by her husband Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (their children can be seen in the background) Georgiana MacDonald Burne-Jones (1840-1920) Georgiana MacDonald came from a strict, God-fearing family. Both her father and grandfather were Methodist ministers. According to … Continue reading
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Tagged Burne-Jones, Georgiana Burne-Jones, Kipling
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