Alexandrion Drallipo (and her excellent Pre-Raphaelite eye) has once again given me a wonderful sighting for the Unexpected Pre-Raphaelite Sightings list. Thanks for the screen cap!
This is from The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) with Pierce Brosnan and Renee Russo. Unfortunately, my mind has gone blank and I can’t identify the painting. It looks like a Burne-Jones to me, but if anyone knows I hope you will post a comment.
At a different point in the film, you can see The Mirror of Venus by Burne-Jones, visible below around the 2:13 mark
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Stephanie, not sure if you’ve found the answer to the painting shown behind Renee Russo in this film but my eye tells me it could very possibly be JW Waterhouse’s ‘A Tale from the Decameron’ (1916). Take a look at the two female figures on the left side of the painting: the strawberry blonde in the green dress with reddish sleeve matches the first sleeve depicted and the second female figure seated further front in the coral pink dress her reddish sleeve and hand look almost identical, atleast to me! What do you think?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waterhouse_decameron.jpg
Stephanie, the background painting could be Waterhouse’s ‘The Decameron’. Look at the two seated figures to the left, the green, white and red sleeve of the first figure matches and the coral red pinkish sleeve and hand match almost perfectly. Check the painting for yourself and see what you think, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waterhouse_decameron.jpg
Good catch! Yes, the sleeves are a perfect match. I’m leaning towards The Decameron. The angle of the torso in the one on the right is a bit off, but everything else matches so perfectly. Thank you!
Oh my! It does look like it! But with some more space between the two girls and a bit more painting on the left (the girl picking up daisies)! Could it be another version of it? (Or a bad reproduction for the movie since the museum refused its inside to be filmed for the movie?)
There’s a study of the painting but it has no water to its left…
I’m also wondering if it could be a reproduction. You’re right, the girls are closer together than in The Decameron. And since it looks like a restaurant scene, I wonder if it is a painting or a wall mural?
I’m excited nonetheless, haha! I haven’t been watching movies that much (too many TV series!!!) and I missed lurking for sitings, mwuahahaha!! <3<3<3