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John William Waterhouse, "Destiny" (1900)
What do you suppose she's drinking?

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2022-07-06

Potions & Notions: 'The Sorceress' (c1911, Peter Nahum Leicester Gall) for The artist's 3rd depiction, after Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses (1891) & Circe Invidiosa (1892). Her name is on the back of the canvas. Leopards watch on as she plots her spell...

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2020-11-18

'Destiny' (1900, Burnley, Towneley Hall Art Gallery) for this week's Our muse drinks a libation to departing heroes with a sympathetic gaze towards the ships already under sail. Thanks to Anthony Hobson's seminal 1989 monograph on the artist for this info.

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2020-11-11

An early work with personal family meaning for this 'Sleep & His Half-Brother Death' (1874, pc) may have been inspired by Simeon Solomon's 'The Sleeper & the One that Watcheth' (1870, Leamington Spa Art Gall.), feature artist of the PRS Autumn special issue.

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2020-10-28

'Echo & Narcissus' (& studies) (1903 Walker Art Gall) for In Ovid's Metamorphosis Echo perishes for Narcissus who is then caused to fall in love with his own reflection as punishment by the Goddess Nemesis. A Narcissus flower grows on the spot where he dies.

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2020-09-30

Medieval tragedy & intrigue for With the Rapunzel-like 'Fair Rosamund' (1916, priv.coll) we return to Rosamund Clifford, mistress of Henry II, kept in a tower surrounded by a maze, a tale which fascinated Chaucer, Tennyson, Swinburne, Rossetti & Burne-Jones.

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2020-07-15

Fabulously fishy!🐟 A splendid, salty selection of Merpeople for this week's
'A Mermaid 1892-1900 (RA London)
And: 'The Siren' 1901
'Sketch for a Mermaid' 1822
'The Merman' c.1892
(all private collection)

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2020-07-08

As circumstances are currently constantly changing and we are all wondering about the future, here is a prophetic image entitled 'Destiny' (1900 Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum) for this week's

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2020-05-27

2 scenes from Shakespeare for this week's &
Miranda- The Tempest 1916 (private collection)
Valentine Rescuing Sylvia from Proteus (depicting a scene from Act V, scene IV from The Two Gentlemen of Verona) 1851 (Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery)

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2020-02-05

Moments of high drama this and
(Claudio & Isabella, 1850, Tate and Apollo & Daphne 1908, private collection)

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2020-01-29

Fancy a midweek moment of sweet idleness?! If so join these luscious ladies in their leisure in this week's &
'Il Dolce Far Niente' c.1866, retouched mid 1870s, Schaeffer Collection
'Dolce Far Niente' 1880, Kirkcaldy Museum & Art Gallery

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2020-01-22

Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses (1891) by J.W. Waterhouse (UK, 1849-1917). The sorceress offers a potion to bring the legendary Greek king under her spell. One of his crewmen has already been transformed into a pig.

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2019-11-13