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Burne-JonesPosted onSeptember 26, 2017September 26, 2017

Autumn Inspires

I find Autumn to be healing.  Life takes on a distinctive flavor and the speed may be different, but the possibilities are endless.  It’s an…

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mythPosted onJune 12, 2017June 12, 2017

The Horses of Neptune

Artist Walter Crane was greatly influenced by Burne-Jones and the Pre-Raphaelites.   His painting The Horses of Neptune is an iconic image depicting the power…

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Burne-JonesPosted onApril 25, 2017April 25, 2017

Venus Concordia

In her memorials of her husband, Georgiana Burne-Jones gives us a glimpse into the creation of Venus Concordia (pictured above). “After ‘The Fall of Lucifer’…

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Edward Robert HughesPosted onJuly 12, 2016July 12, 2016

The Valkyrie’s Vigil

Seen above is The Valkyrie’s Vigil by Edward Robert Hughes. Valkyries have been described as ‘dark angels of death’, ‘choosers of the slain’ and ‘spirits…

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Anna Lea MerrittPosted onJune 29, 2016May 10, 2017

Lamia, seductive and monstrous

Seen above is Lamia, the Serpent Woman by Anna Lea Merritt.  Be wary of her beauty, for she means to consume you. In mythology, Lamia…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onJune 17, 2016September 8, 2016

#WombatFriday: Miniature Rossetti, Jane, and Pandora

Inspired by artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s passion for wombats, every Friday is Wombat Friday at Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood. “The Wombat is a Joy, a Triumph, a…

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Burne-JonesPosted onDecember 11, 2015June 6, 2017

Oracles and Sibyls

sib·yl: noun a woman in ancient times supposed to utter the oracles and prophecies of a god. literary a woman able to foretell the future.…

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Evelyn De MorganPosted onOctober 21, 2015January 19, 2016

Evelyn De Morgan and Botticelli

Kirsty Stonell Walker made an excellent point in Endless Digressions on Evelyn De Morgan:  she’s such a fascinating artist that it feels impossible to keep…

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Pre-Raphaelite Subjects and ThemesPosted onSeptember 10, 2015January 30, 2017

Exploring Death Through Art

The sum total of our greatest fears is the death of the self or someone we love.  Since the beginning of time, humans have had…

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KeatsPosted onMarch 25, 2015

Lamia Revisited

Left to herself, the serpent now began To change; her elfin blood in madness ran, Her mouth foam’d, and the grass, therewith besprent, Wither’d at…

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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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mythPosted onMarch 5, 2015December 16, 2017

The Persistence of Myth

Myths are not dry, ancient tales.  They are our earliest experiments with metaphor and language.  They are truths nestled within layers of mystery and magic…

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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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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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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onSeptember 11, 2014May 10, 2016

Katabasis: Descend into Hell

After my recent post on Dante’s Divine Comedy, I’ve been thinking about metaphorical descents into the Underworld.  The rather beautiful Greek word for descent is…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onAugust 4, 2014April 22, 2019

Poppies: Sleep, Death, Remembrance

The Tower of London is marking the centenary of World War I with a breathtaking art installation called Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red by…

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KeatsPosted onJuly 14, 2014January 5, 2015

Waterhouse and Transformations

After my post about Clytie changing into the sunflower, I’ve been pondering transformations. Lamia is perhaps my favorite example of a dramatic transformation.  Based on…

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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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Evelyn De MorganPosted onMarch 24, 2014January 3, 2015

‘The Dryad’, Evelyn De Morgan

Dryads are nymphs of the trees.  Their connection with the tree they lived in was so strong, they would die when the tree died. Purple…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onDecember 11, 2013January 5, 2015

Demeter and Persephone

In De Morgan’s painting,  we see Demeter as she mourns the loss of her daughter.  Stricken with grief,  she clasps her head–surrounded by shafts of…

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Evelyn De MorganPosted onNovember 4, 2013January 5, 2015

Ariadne

Ariadne was a daughter of Minos, king of Crete.  She defied her father by helping his prisoner, Theseus, who had been imprisoned in the Minotaur’s…

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Femme FatalePosted onAugust 5, 2013January 5, 2015

Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus

There are many artistic representations of Circe.  Previous posts on this blog include Circe Invidiosa and The Wine of Circe.  Kirsty Stonell Walker explores Circe…

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WaterhousePosted onJune 6, 2013April 22, 2019

The Winds of Waterhouse

Zephyrus The Awakener Come, thou awakener of the spirit’s ocean, Zephyr, whom to thy cloud or cave No thought can trace! speed with thy gentle…

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Burne-JonesPosted onMarch 26, 2013January 4, 2015

Goddess of Soul and Memory

I love how names from ancient mythology still permeate our language. They do not shrivel and fall away. They persist. Today we use the word…

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