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  • The Art of John William Waterhouse (1849-1917), a Pre-Raphaelite, to Berlioz' Romeo and Juliet

    03/31/2020 11:54:11 AM PDT · by mairdie · 38 replies
    YouTube ^ | March 31, 2020 | MVD
    The art of John William Waterhouse to an aria from Berlioz' Romeo and Juliet sung by Marianne Crebassa. Daniele Gatti is conducting the National Orchestra of France. Wikipedia: John William Waterhouse RA (6 April 1849 – 10 February 1917) was an English painter known for working first in the Academic style and for then embracing the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter. His artworks were known for their depictions of women from both ancient Greek mythology and Arthurian legend.
  • Fury as gallery removes Victorian Pre-Raphaelite masterpiece of pubescent naked nymphs [tr]

    02/01/2018 5:32:49 AM PST · by C19fan · 53 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | February 1, 2018 | Amie Gordon
    A leading art gallery is facing a furious backlash after taking down a Pre-Raphaelite masterpiece in a bid to 'provoke debate'. Manchester Art Gallery has temporarily removed John William Waterhouse's Hylas and the Nymphs in an attempt to rethink historical artwork that 'presents the female body as either a 'passive decorative form' or a 'femme fatale'.'