VICTORIAN GODDESSES IN ART, IV FOR THE LOVE OF OPHELIA Victorian artists, like Arthur Hughes (1832-1915), were often drawn to the character of Ophelia, the tragic love of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. In Hughes’ 1863 Ophelia (And He Will Not Come Back), though, his emphasis is on her elegance and beauty—contrasting to his Pre-Raphaelite contemporary John Everett […]
Click on the work of art to enlarge or enhance it. VICTORIAN GODDESSES IN ART, III THE SWEET SADNESS OF 16 Actress Ellen Terry was only 16 and a new bride when she posed for British photographer Julia Margaret Cameron. Her marriage to 46 year old artist George Frederic Watts lasted a mere 10 months. […]
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