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Sunday, October 23, 2011

George Frederick Watts

Another great symbolist, it's difficult not to get Watts confused with Edward Burne-Jones.  His themes and his manner are a bit darker, and there is a kind of twist and tension in the figures that give Watts a greater emotional depth.

George Frederick Watts
Pablo and Frencesca
George Frederick Watts
Clytie
George Frederick Watts
Denunciation of Adam and Eve
George Frederick Watts
Pablo and Francesca


George Frederick Watts
Eve Tempted


George Frederick Watts
The Genius of Greek Poetry
George Frederick Watts
Life's Illusions
What I love about the symbolists is how the compositions seem to spring from out of nowhere, throwing the standard classical templates out the window.  Who has ever seen compositions like this?,  and yet he still retains a sense of timelessness.

George Frederick Watts
The Spirit of Christianity
You already know this one.
George Frederick Watts
Hope

George Frederick Watts
Orpheus and Euydice

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