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  1. "The Lady of Shallott," John William Waterhouse, 1888.

    Although he was never actually a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which split up while he was a child, Waterhouse (1849-1917) adopted their style with enthusiasm and is now strongly associated with them.

    He loved painting scenes from Shakespeare and from famous poems, and this is from a popular poem by Tennyson, about a woman who is under a curse and can only look at the world through a mirror, or else she would die. She spends her time weaving a tapestry of what she sees. Finally, she decides to face the world, no matter the consequences, and sets off in a boat to see Camelot...and then to die.

    The colors and subject matter are definitely Pre-Raphaelite, and it's also very naturalistic, with the plants and birds on the river. She sits on the tapestry she wove, which drags in the water. She has a crucifix and three candles on the boat; two of them are out already, indicating her coming death. Her expression is vulnerable and sad; she knows she will die, but feels she has to see the world for herself.

    It's an iconic and popular painting, and gorgeous to boot.

    From the Tate Britain, London.

    #Art #JohnWilliamWaterhouse #PreRaphaelites #WomenInArt #Tennyson #LadyOfShallott #KingArthur #ArthurianTales

  2. "The Lady of Shallott," John William Waterhouse, 1888.

    Although he was never actually a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which split up while he was a child, Waterhouse (1849-1917) adopted their style with enthusiasm and is now strongly associated with them.

    He loved painting scenes from Shakespeare and from famous poems, and this is from a popular poem by Tennyson, about a woman who is under a curse and can only look at the world through a mirror, or else she would die. She spends her time weaving a tapestry of what she sees. Finally, she decides to face the world, no matter the consequences, and sets off in a boat to see Camelot...and then to die.

    The colors and subject matter are definitely Pre-Raphaelite, and it's also very naturalistic, with the plants and birds on the river. She sits on the tapestry she wove, which drags in the water. She has a crucifix and three candles on the boat; two of them are out already, indicating her coming death. Her expression is vulnerable and sad; she knows she will die, but feels she has to see the world for herself.

    It's an iconic and popular painting, and gorgeous to boot.

    From the Tate Britain, London.

    #Art #JohnWilliamWaterhouse #PreRaphaelites #WomenInArt #Tennyson #LadyOfShallott #KingArthur #ArthurianTales

  3. "The Lady of Shallott," John William Waterhouse, 1888.

    Although he was never actually a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which split up while he was a child, Waterhouse (1849-1917) adopted their style with enthusiasm and is now strongly associated with them.

    He loved painting scenes from Shakespeare and from famous poems, and this is from a popular poem by Tennyson, about a woman who is under a curse and can only look at the world through a mirror, or else she would die. She spends her time weaving a tapestry of what she sees. Finally, she decides to face the world, no matter the consequences, and sets off in a boat to see Camelot...and then to die.

    The colors and subject matter are definitely Pre-Raphaelite, and it's also very naturalistic, with the plants and birds on the river. She sits on the tapestry she wove, which drags in the water. She has a crucifix and three candles on the boat; two of them are out already, indicating her coming death. Her expression is vulnerable and sad; she knows she will die, but feels she has to see the world for herself.

    It's an iconic and popular painting, and gorgeous to boot.

    From the Tate Britain, London.

    #Art #JohnWilliamWaterhouse #PreRaphaelites #WomenInArt #Tennyson #LadyOfShallott #KingArthur #ArthurianTales

  4. "The Lady of Shallott," John William Waterhouse, 1888.

    Although he was never actually a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which split up while he was a child, Waterhouse (1849-1917) adopted their style with enthusiasm and is now strongly associated with them.

    He loved painting scenes from Shakespeare and from famous poems, and this is from a popular poem by Tennyson, about a woman who is under a curse and can only look at the world through a mirror, or else she would die. She spends her time weaving a tapestry of what she sees. Finally, she decides to face the world, no matter the consequences, and sets off in a boat to see Camelot...and then to die.

    The colors and subject matter are definitely Pre-Raphaelite, and it's also very naturalistic, with the plants and birds on the river. She sits on the tapestry she wove, which drags in the water. She has a crucifix and three candles on the boat; two of them are out already, indicating her coming death. Her expression is vulnerable and sad; she knows she will die, but feels she has to see the world for herself.

    It's an iconic and popular painting, and gorgeous to boot.

    From the Tate Britain, London.

    #Art #JohnWilliamWaterhouse #PreRaphaelites #WomenInArt #Tennyson #LadyOfShallott #KingArthur #ArthurianTales

  5. "The Lady of Shallott," John William Waterhouse, 1888.

    Although he was never actually a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which split up while he was a child, Waterhouse (1849-1917) adopted their style with enthusiasm and is now strongly associated with them.

    He loved painting scenes from Shakespeare and from famous poems, and this is from a popular poem by Tennyson, about a woman who is under a curse and can only look at the world through a mirror, or else she would die. She spends her time weaving a tapestry of what she sees. Finally, she decides to face the world, no matter the consequences, and sets off in a boat to see Camelot...and then to die.

    The colors and subject matter are definitely Pre-Raphaelite, and it's also very naturalistic, with the plants and birds on the river. She sits on the tapestry she wove, which drags in the water. She has a crucifix and three candles on the boat; two of them are out already, indicating her coming death. Her expression is vulnerable and sad; she knows she will die, but feels she has to see the world for herself.

    It's an iconic and popular painting, and gorgeous to boot.

    From the Tate Britain, London.

    #Art #JohnWilliamWaterhouse #PreRaphaelites #WomenInArt #Tennyson #LadyOfShallott #KingArthur #ArthurianTales

  6. Today's poem:

    The Oak
    - by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

    Live thy Life,
    Young and old,
    Like yon oak,
    Bright in spring,
    Living gold;

    Summer-rich
    Then; and then
    Autumn-changed
    Soberer-hued
    Gold again.

    All his leaves
    Fall'n at length,
    Look, he stands,
    Trunk and bough
    Naked strength.

    #oak #metaphor #life #Tennyson

  7. Today's poem:

    The Oak
    - by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

    Live thy Life,
    Young and old,
    Like yon oak,
    Bright in spring,
    Living gold;

    Summer-rich
    Then; and then
    Autumn-changed
    Soberer-hued
    Gold again.

    All his leaves
    Fall'n at length,
    Look, he stands,
    Trunk and bough
    Naked strength.

    #oak #metaphor #life #Tennyson

  8. Today's poem:

    The Oak
    - by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

    Live thy Life,
    Young and old,
    Like yon oak,
    Bright in spring,
    Living gold;

    Summer-rich
    Then; and then
    Autumn-changed
    Soberer-hued
    Gold again.

    All his leaves
    Fall'n at length,
    Look, he stands,
    Trunk and bough
    Naked strength.

    #oak #metaphor #life #Tennyson

  9. #HashtagGames
    #FastFoodABook

    Idylls of the Burger King.
    #Tennyson Okay, Burger King is now overdone. I'll see myself out.

  10. #HashtagGames
    #FastFoodABook

    Idylls of the Burger King.
    #Tennyson Okay, Burger King is now overdone. I'll see myself out.

  11. #HashtagGames
    #FastFoodABook

    Idylls of the Burger King.
    #Tennyson Okay, Burger King is now overdone. I'll see myself out.