Wölfin
05-08-2010, 02:27 PM
John William Waterhouse (6 April 1849 — 10 February 1917) was an English Pre-Raphaelite painter who is most famous for his paintings of female characters from Greek and Arthurian mythology.
Waterhouse was one of the final Pre-Raphaelite artists, being most productive in the latter decades of the 19th century and early decades of the 20th, long after the era of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Because of this, he has been referred to as "the modern Pre-Raphaelite", and incorporated techniques borrowed from the French Impressionists into his work.
As he was extremely prolific I will only post a few of his paintings for now, but I encourage others to post some as well :) in bold are the paintings I have had the pleasure of seeing in person.
One of his most famous pieces,
The Lady of Shalott
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/JWW_TheLadyOfShallot_1888.jpg/788px-JWW_TheLadyOfShallot_1888.jpg
Gone But Not Forgotten
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Gone_But_Not_Forgotten_-_John_William_Waterhouse.jpg/442px-Gone_But_Not_Forgotten_-_John_William_Waterhouse.jpg
Miranda
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Miranda_-_John_William_Waterhouse.jpg
Sick Child brought to the temple of Aesculapius
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/TempleofAesculapiusWaterhouse.jpg
Dolce Farniente
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Dolce_far_Niente_-_John_William_Waterhouse.jpg/800px-Dolce_far_Niente_-_John_William_Waterhouse.jpg
Saint Eulalia
http://www.artrenewal.org/articles/2002/Exposed_Victorian_Nude/large/Waterhouse_St_Eulalia.jpg
Consulting the Oracles
http://www.imaginata.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/consulting.jpg
Magic Circle
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/John_William_Waterhouse_-_Magic_Circle.JPG/403px-John_William_Waterhouse_-_Magic_Circle.JPG
** more to come later **
Waterhouse was one of the final Pre-Raphaelite artists, being most productive in the latter decades of the 19th century and early decades of the 20th, long after the era of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Because of this, he has been referred to as "the modern Pre-Raphaelite", and incorporated techniques borrowed from the French Impressionists into his work.
As he was extremely prolific I will only post a few of his paintings for now, but I encourage others to post some as well :) in bold are the paintings I have had the pleasure of seeing in person.
One of his most famous pieces,
The Lady of Shalott
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/JWW_TheLadyOfShallot_1888.jpg/788px-JWW_TheLadyOfShallot_1888.jpg
Gone But Not Forgotten
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Gone_But_Not_Forgotten_-_John_William_Waterhouse.jpg/442px-Gone_But_Not_Forgotten_-_John_William_Waterhouse.jpg
Miranda
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Miranda_-_John_William_Waterhouse.jpg
Sick Child brought to the temple of Aesculapius
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/TempleofAesculapiusWaterhouse.jpg
Dolce Farniente
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Dolce_far_Niente_-_John_William_Waterhouse.jpg/800px-Dolce_far_Niente_-_John_William_Waterhouse.jpg
Saint Eulalia
http://www.artrenewal.org/articles/2002/Exposed_Victorian_Nude/large/Waterhouse_St_Eulalia.jpg
Consulting the Oracles
http://www.imaginata.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/consulting.jpg
Magic Circle
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/John_William_Waterhouse_-_Magic_Circle.JPG/403px-John_William_Waterhouse_-_Magic_Circle.JPG
** more to come later **