Thursday, July 12, 2012

John William Waterhouse

John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) painted in the Pre-Raphaelite style.

 A Naiad (1905)

 A Tale from the Decameron (1916)
[about The Decameron]

 At the Shrine (1895)

 Circe Invidiosa (1892)

 Consulting the Oracle (1882)

 Diogenes (1905)

 Fair Rosamund (1905)
["Fair Rosamund" was the mistress of King Henry II. Lurking in the background in this painting can be seen Queen Eleanor (of Acquitaine) who, rumor has it, had Rosamund killed.]

 Flora (1890)

 Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May (1909)

Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May (1908)

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