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John William Waterhouse

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Study for Boreas

Media: chalk on paper
Date: circa 1903

 

Circe

Media: oil on canvas
Date: circa 1911

 

The Crystal Ball
Private collection
Media: oil on canvas
Date: 1902

 

 Saint Eulalia
Tate Gallery, London
Media: oil on canvas
Date: 1885

(One of my favorites, and in my opinion Waterhouse's best work.) This painting depicts the falling of a heaven-sent shroud of snow for a martyred saint. The painting is powerful without showing anything magical for the miracle. The composition of this painting shows Waterhouse's mastery of technique. Saint Eulalia earned Waterhouse his election as anAssociate of the Royal Academy.

Study for Hylas and the Nymphs
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Media: chalk on paper
Date: circa 1896
bigwashu.GIF Jason & Medea
Media: oil on canvas
Date: 1907
bigwashu.GIF The Shrine
Private collection
Media: oil on canvas
Date: 1895

The model Waterhouse used for most of his life and the namesake for this page.