Edward Burne-Jones - Hardcover

Bade, Patrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1859958648 ISBN 13: 9781859958643

Publisher: Parkstone Press Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

Sir Edward Coley Burne Jones (1833-1898) was a master of drawing, painted glass and ceramic art. Initially fascinated by Botticelli, Mantegna and Michelangelo, he later turned to Gabriel Rossetti and the early Pre-Raphaelites. Little concerned with the details of daily reality, he probed medieval literature for new themes and produced works that idolize Victorian values and the Englishwoman. These ancient legends gave him a freedom of expression denied elsewhere in a victorian society. Famous if not notorious for always dressing in black. Burne-Jones was the epitome of licentiousness, as a recent London exhibition made delightfully plain to all.

About this title

Synopsis:

A striking tribute to Burne-Jones's favourite subjects: graceful girls, angels, gods, heroes and heroines. Generally melancholy-looking, thoughtful, or in repose, the subjects of Burne-Jones's early paintings bore much similarity to Rossetti who had persuaded him to give up theology in favour of art at Oxford. A lifelong friend of William Morris, Burne-Jones's output was prodigious by any standards - over 1,000 cartoons for stained glass alone, and over 200 oil paintings in his lifetime. Instantly recognisable his works now grace the Tate Gallery, V&A, Walker Art Gallery, and Christ Church Oxford, in addition to often being seen adorning cards, gifts, and objects d'art.

About this edition

• Publisher: Parkstone Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1859958648
• ISBN 13: 9781859958643
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96