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Portrait of Burne-Jones, Edward

Burne-Jones, Edward

1833–1898

Nationality: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Born: 1833, Birmingham

Died: 1898, London

Gender: male

Movements

Symbolism

Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

Occupations

draftsperson

architectural draftsperson

painter

visual artist

designer

illustrator

artist

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Biography

Painter influenced by the art of Dante Gabriel Rossetti whose work became associated of the second phase of Pre-Raphaelitism. Although his worked lacked the social ideals of the Pre-Raphaelites, his mystic, romantic images often represent a world free of industrialism. His paintings are characterized by the influence of Mantegna and Botticelli, but done in a subdued tonal palette. Comment on works: religious, genre, mythology, literature, Portraits

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Notable Works

Hope
The Beguiling of Merlin
The Legend of Briar Rose

Artworks

30 artworks

St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata

St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata

1887

Putto Study, for the Lid of the Graham Family Piano

Putto Study, for the Lid of the Graham Family Piano

ca. 1879

A Seated Fat Lady

A Seated Fat Lady

ca. 1866

Caricature of a Windblown Woman on the Beach at Rottingdean, Sussex

Caricature of a Windblown Woman on the Beach at Rottingdean, Sussex

August 1893

Alice, la Belle Pèlerine

Alice, la Belle Pèlerine

1858–59

Brooch in the form of a dove on an olive branch

Brooch in the form of a dove on an olive branch

ca. 1895

King Sigurd the Crusader (in "Good Words for 1862," p. 248)

King Sigurd the Crusader (in "Good Words for 1862," p. 248)

April 1862

The Parable of the Burning Pot, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

The Parable of the Burning Pot, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

1865–81

The Legend of the Briar Rose - The Prince Enters the Briar Wood

The Legend of the Briar Rose - The Prince Enters the Briar Wood

1892

Study of a Female Head

Study of a Female Head

1890

Design for the Figure of "Flora"

Design for the Figure of "Flora"

19th century

The Summons: Study for the Head of Gawaine

The Summons: Study for the Head of Gawaine

1893

The Love Song

The Love Song

1868–77

Caricature of Two Men (one of them possibly Edward Burne-Jones)

Caricature of Two Men (one of them possibly Edward Burne-Jones)

1850–90

Portrait of a Young Girl

Portrait of a Young Girl

1866–80

Adam and Eve (Labour: Whan Adam Delved and Eve Span, Who Was Then the Gentleman?)

Adam and Eve (Labour: Whan Adam Delved and Eve Span, Who Was Then the Gentleman?)

1895 or later

Seated Woman

Seated Woman

1864

Noah

Noah

February 1, 1874

The Well at the World's End

The Well at the World's End

1896

Good Words for 1862

Good Words for 1862

1862

Ascension of Christ (Acts I, 1–9): Study for stained-glass window

Ascension of Christ (Acts I, 1–9): Study for stained-glass window

ca. 1875–84

The Entombment

The Entombment

1879

The Passing of Venus

The Passing of Venus

1898

Armed Men

Armed Men

1855–98