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Sep 28 2010
Dante and Beatrice by John William Waterhouse, 1915
British / Italian / Paintings (Reproductions) / Pre-Raphaelite - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of “Dante and Beatrice” of 1915 by John William Waterhouse. This work reflects and captures a moment from the divine comedy when the author encounters his beloved Beatrice. This is an oil sketch from the last year in which the artist could work. In this year he became too ill with cancer to continue.
Waterhouse often re-created scenes from the world of myth as did many of his fellow Pre-Raphaelites. Waterhouse was born to English painters in Rome who returned to England when he was five years old. He entered the Royal Academy of Art school in 1871 when he was aged 21 and within three years he had a successful painting. For the next forty years Waterhouse maintained his success and continued painting until his last illness made production impossible in 1915. He died two years later. This masterpiece is presently in the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide.
Jul 12 2010
Narcissus by John William Waterhouse, 1912
British / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) / Pre-Raphaelite / Waterhouse - 1 year ago - troycapc
This modern masterpiece was created by John William Waterhouse in 1912. It represents Narcissus who was punished by falling in love with his own reflection. He was trapped by the beauty of his own reflection and died. Yellow narcissus flowers grew there in memory and these are included in the painting.
Jul 10 2010
Tristan and Isolde Sharing the Potion by John William Waterhouse, 1885
British / Paintings (Reproductions) / Pre-Raphaelite - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of " Tristan and Isolde Sharing the Potion" of 1915 by John William Waterhouse. This work captures the moment when Tristan and Isolde consume the love potion which was to lead to everlasting love and tragedy. The original work is in a Private Collection.
Waterhouse often re-created scenes from the world of myth as did many of his fellow Pre-Raphaelites. Waterhouse was born to English painters in Rome who returned to England when he was five years old. He entered the Royal Academy of Art school in 1871 when he was aged 21 and within three years he had a successful painting. For the next forty years Waterhouse maintained his success and continued painting until his last illness made production impossible in 1915. He died two years later.
Jul 9 2010
Ariadne by John William Waterhouse, 1898
British / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) / Waterhouse - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of John William Waterhouse’s Ariadne of 1898. The original is 151 centimeters wide and 91 centimeters high and is in a private collection. This is a Victorian version of the story of the daughter of King of Midas of Crete who fell in love with Theseus of Athens and helped him kill the Minotaur and end the Cretan tyranny over Athens. After Ariadne was taken from Crete by her lover, the gods cursed her for betraying her father by making Theseus forget his love and abandon her while she is sleeping.
Jun 13 2010
St. Eulalia, John William Waterhouse, 1885
British / Greco-Roman / Inspirational prints / Paintings (Reproductions) / Waterhouse - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of “St. Eulalia” of 1885 by John William Waterhouse. This work was inspired by the story of the martyrdom of St. Eulalia during the last Christian persecution of 304. She was a noble woman of the modern Barcelona, Spain, of which she remains a patron saint. The original work is in the Tate Gallery in London.
Waterhouse often re-created scenes from the world of myth as did many of his fellow Pre-Raphaelites. Waterhouse was born to English painters in Rome who returned to England when he was five years old. He entered the Royal Academy of Art school in 1871 when he was aged 21 and within three years he had a successful painting. For the next forty years Waterhouse maintained his success and continued painting until his last illness made productin impossible in 1915. He died two years later.
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