Tag Archives: John William Waterhouse

“Thisbe,” John William Waterhouse, 1909

Oil on canvas.

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“The Remorse of Nero After the Murder of His Mother,” John William Waterhouse, 1878

Oil on canvas.

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“Crystal Ball,” John William Waterhouse

Oil on canvas.

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“Psyche Opening the Door Into Cupid’s Garden,” John William Waterhouse, 1904

Oil on canvas.

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“Gone But Not Forgotten,” John William Waterhouse, 1873

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“Windswept,” John William Waterhouse, 1902

Oil on canvas.

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A “Naiad,” John William Waterhouse, 1894

Oil on canvas.  Its alternate title is “Hylas with a Nymph.”

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“Echo and Narcissus,” John William Waterhouse, 1903

Oil on canvas.

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“Sleep and His Half-Brother, Death,” John William Waterhouse, 1874

Oil on canvas.

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John Everett Millais’ “Ophelia,” 1872

Oil on canvas.

The look on his subject’s face is amazing.  This is one of the best paintings I’ve ever seen.  Millais reminds me of John William Waterhouse.

The full painting is at top; a detail of Ophelia’s face is below it.

 

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