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Though not a member of the short-lived movement which called itself the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Burne-Jones espoused many of the group's ideals and echoed their thinking in his works: literary or medieval themes, admiration for such Italian painters as Mantegna and Botticelli, elaborate detail, richly colored paintings, and sentimentality. Burne-Jones also worked closely with William Morris, the English designer and craftsman and he executed numerous designs for stained glass, tapestries, and illustrations.
Source: Bulletin, May-June, 1980.
Exhibition History"Diversity of Line - Selections from the Permanent Collection," Des Moines Art Center, Nov. 16, 1990 - April 7, 1991
"Victorian Painting," The Fine Arts Society, Ltd., London, Nov. 15 - Dec. 9, 1977
Published ReferencesMalcolm Bell, SIR EDWARD BURNE-JONES: A RECORD AND REVIEW, fourth edition, Geo. Bell & Sons, London and New York, 1898, pl. opposite p.19
DMAC Bulletin, May/June 1980, cover ill.
"Victorian Painting," The Fine Arts Society, Ltd., London, 1977, cat. ill. no.4
"Gallery Guide," Des Moines Art Center, Nov. 1990
DES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. p.46, b/w ill. pl.26, p.46
Exhibition History"Diversity of Line - Selections from the Permanent Collection," Des Moines Art Center, Nov. 16, 1990 - April 7, 1991
"Victorian Painting," The Fine Arts Society, Ltd., London, Nov. 15 - Dec. 9, 1977
Published ReferencesMalcolm Bell, SIR EDWARD BURNE-JONES: A RECORD AND REVIEW, fourth edition, Geo. Bell & Sons, London and New York, 1898, pl. opposite p.19
DMAC Bulletin, May/June 1980, cover ill.
"Victorian Painting," The Fine Arts Society, Ltd., London, 1977, cat. ill. no.4
"Gallery Guide," Des Moines Art Center, Nov. 1990
DES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. p.46, b/w ill. pl.26, p.46
DimensionsFrame: 16 1/8 × 14 3/16 × 2 7/16 in. (41 × 36 × 6.2 cm)
Image (visual): 9 × 7 in. (22.9 × 17.8 cm)
Image (visual): 9 × 7 in. (22.9 × 17.8 cm)
Accession Number 1979.63
Classificationswork on paper
CopyrightPublic Domain
SignedEBJ 1890 (l,r graphite)
ProvenanceArtist. Collection of Frederick Hollyer, England [acquired after 1901]. (Thos. Agnew & Sons, London). (Barry Friedman, Ltd., New York); Des Moines Art Center [purchased from the previous, 1979]
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