Tag Archives: Sandys

Medea

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Stephanie Piña

Medea by Frederick Sandys Sandys portrays Medea as a powerful beauty and I especially love the abalone shell included amongst the other details of the painting.  She’s wearing a coral necklace mentioned in my post Rossetti and his baubles and … Continue reading →

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Love’s Shadow

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Stephanie Piña

Love’s Shadow (1867) Painted by Frederick Sandys Although Frederick Sandys was not a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, he is among those artists often described with the term Pre-Raphaelite because of their similarity in style. Sandys lived with Dante Gabriel … Continue reading →

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Magic in Pre-Raphaelite and Symbolist Art

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Stephanie Piña

William Blake’s Hecate, painted in 1795 Magic and witchcraft can be depicted as ugly and dark in art (see Hecate above), but Pre-Raphaelite artists embrace its beauty and mysticism. Well, you can see what I mean in these images that … Continue reading →

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Helen of Troy

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Stephanie Piña

Helen, whose beautiful face was said to have launched a thousand ships. She was the wife of Menelaus, the king of Sparta. Of course, the fact that she was married didn’t bother Paris at all; he was a married man … Continue reading →

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