Edward Burne-Jones’ Mythical Paintings
The Pygmalion of the Pre-Raphaelite Painters
Liana De Girolami Cheney author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Published:19th Dec '13
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This book focuses on Sir Edward Burne-Jones’ mythical paintings from 1868 to 1886. His artistic training and traveling experiences, his love for the Greek-sculptress, Maria Zambaco, and his aesthetic sensibility provided the background for these mythical paintings. This book analyzes two main concepts: Burne-Jones’ assimilation of Neoplatonic ideal beauty as depicted in his solo and narrative paintings, and Burne-Jones’ fusion of the classical and emblematic traditions in his imagery.
«To conclude, Cheney’s in-depth study of Burne-Jones’s work offers a significant contribution to scholarship on this artist. The book does not attempt a summary of the artist’s life, and nor is it a superficial overview of his œuvre. It is, instead, well-researched, providing provocative and sophisticated explorations of Burne-Jones’s creative, philosophical, iconological, and personal artistic motives.»
(Sarah Lippert, Paragone Society Journal 2018)
ISBN: 9781433118760
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 540g
271 pages
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