JW Waterhouse 1849-1917. The Modern Pre-Raphaelite.
Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 12635 |
| Format | 25 x 30 |
| Détails | 238 p., numerous color illustrations, hardcover with dust jacket |
| Publication | Montreal, 2008 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | |
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The modern Pre-Raphaelite (1849-1917). In December 2008, the Groninger Museum organized a retrospective of John William Waterhouse (1849-1917): the largest of all time, including many masterpieces from Australia, Taiwan, and Canada, which have never before been exhibited in Europe. Waterhouse was born in Rome, but soon moved to London. From an early age, he spent hours in the studio of his parents, who were both artists. It was there that he developed a passion for painting, sculpture, and antiquity. In 1870, he was admitted to the Royal Academy of Arts. In the 1970s, he made a name for himself with often melancholic canvases of great originality, most of whose subjects were borrowed from Greek and Roman mythology. In the 1890s, he paid homage to women in a series of paintings whose rich colors, unique atmosphere, and beautiful rendering captured the attention of all. His subjects, this time borrowed from authors such as Ovid, Keats, Boccaccio, Shakespeare, Shelley, and Dante, betray his love of women, water, and nature. The dark undercurrents that often underlie his works also testify to his fascination with death and the realm of shadows. Among his most masterful works are Ophelia, Circe, Hylas and the Nymphs, The Fair Lady Without Mercy, and Echo and Narcissus. Today, Waterhouse is often referred to as a "modern Pre-Raphaelite painter." But he was also an artist of his time, sensitive to the new wind blowing through the Parisian art scene in the second half of the 19th century. Thus, while remaining faithful to this world of myths and legends that he knew so well, he also allowed himself to be inspired by poetry and music, as well as by the freer and more creative style of the French Impressionists.
exhausted.
The modern Pre-Raphaelite (1849-1917). In December 2008, the Groninger Museum organized a retrospective of John William Waterhouse (1849-1917): the largest of all time, including many masterpieces from Australia, Taiwan, and Canada, which have never before been exhibited in Europe. Waterhouse was born in Rome, but soon moved to London. From an early age, he spent hours in the studio of his parents, who were both artists. It was there that he developed a passion for painting, sculpture, and antiquity. In 1870, he was admitted to the Royal Academy of Arts. In the 1970s, he made a name for himself with often melancholic canvases of great originality, most of whose subjects were borrowed from Greek and Roman mythology. In the 1890s, he paid homage to women in a series of paintings whose rich colors, unique atmosphere, and beautiful rendering captured the attention of all. His subjects, this time borrowed from authors such as Ovid, Keats, Boccaccio, Shakespeare, Shelley, and Dante, betray his love of women, water, and nature. The dark undercurrents that often underlie his works also testify to his fascination with death and the realm of shadows. Among his most masterful works are Ophelia, Circe, Hylas and the Nymphs, The Fair Lady Without Mercy, and Echo and Narcissus. Today, Waterhouse is often referred to as a "modern Pre-Raphaelite painter." But he was also an artist of his time, sensitive to the new wind blowing through the Parisian art scene in the second half of the 19th century. Thus, while remaining faithful to this world of myths and legends that he knew so well, he also allowed himself to be inspired by poetry and music, as well as by the freer and more creative style of the French Impressionists.