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| In the Depths of the Sea (the only picture where anyone is smiling!) |
Since I spent a day in London last week, here are some photos I took in the Tate Britain exhibition of the work of Pre-Raphaelite Edward Burne-Jones (1833-98) - which is on for another month: if you want to go, get there EARLY and allow yourself lots of browsing time.
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| The Annunciation |
I'm just sorry that my photos don't give you a proper idea of the SCALE of many of the pieces - which were huge in most cases - nor of the richness imparted by the colour and gilding.
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| The Wine of Circe |
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| The Pilgrim Outside the Garden of Idleness |
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| The Wheel of Fortune |
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| Love and the Pilgrim |
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| Portrait of Amy Gaskell |
They had the whole Perseus Cycle there, in various forms
- though some pieces were unfinished
And the whole Briar Rose Cycle too:
Burne-Jones and his ilk are wildly unfashionable with critics, but OMG the beauty...
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| Spirits, or The Uninterrupted Dream |
Greatly recommended, for anyone who has a chance to go.
2 comments:
Did you use your phone to take these pictures?
Yes - I tried with my camera (no flash photography is allowed of course) but my phone takes much better low-light pics.
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