For Inspiration Friday - Romance in Art

My last post included the beautiful painting "The Soul of the Rose" by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917). Several people, including Rowan (visit her to see beautiful English countryside and more), have mentioned how they love that painting so I thought I'd include a few more of his well known works. I too love these paintings. Waterhouse was an English Pre-Raphaelite painter most famous for his paintings of female characters from mythology and literature. He belonged to the later phase of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood which was formed in 1848 - a year of numerous uprisings in Europe - in order to reintroduce the high principles and "innocence" of Renaissance art as practiced prior to the master Raphael.

These women all look cool and collected - the wind and water settings, the diaphanous gowns, the streaming hair.

"DESTINY"

~1900 Oil on Canvas~

Towneley hall Art Gallery, Burnley, England

"OPHELIA"

~ 1894 Oil on Canvas ~

Private Collection

"BOREUS"

~ 1903 Oil on Canvas ~

Private Collection

"THE LADY OF SHALOTT"

~ 1888 Oil on Canvas ~
The Tate Gallery, London

~ Such romantic women ~

Hope this is a fabulous weekend for you.