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| 1890 Sir Edward Burne-Jones by Barbara Sotheby (née Leighton), printed by Frederick Hollyer platinum print 33.3 x 25.7 cm © National Portrait Gallery, London |
Edward Burne-Jones became a founding member of William Morris’s decorative art firm in 1861, where he produced countless designs and illustrations for books, tapestries, ceramic tiles, mosaics and stained glass. In 1862, he travelled to Italy where he was introduced to Botticelli, whose formal patterning profoundly influenced his subsequent development as a painter. His typical subject matter derived from medieval and classical legends charged with symbolism. In fact, he was pre-eminent in the Aesthetic movement in England and the Symbolist movement in Europe. A defining characteristic of Burne-Jones as an artist was his wilful blurring of the boundaries between his painting and his decorative work.
For more information on Burne-Jones see part 1, and for earlier works see parts 1 - 9 also.
This is part 10 of a 14-part series on the works of Edward Burne-Jones:
1873-98 Church of St Mary the Virgin, Speldhurst, Kent:
1873 Benedictus qui Venit stained glass
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Speldhurst, Kent
1873 Hosanna in Excelsis stained glass
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Speldhurst, Kent
1873 St. Gregory and St. Augustine
stained glass Church of St Mary the Virgin, Speldhurst, Kent
1873 St. Ursula stained glass
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Speldhurst, Kent
1874 St Mary the Virgin and St. Elisabeth stained glass
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Speldhurst, Kent
1875 St Boniface
cartoon for a Window at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Speldhurst, Kent
charcoal and graphite on paper 73.1 x 40 cm
Tate, London
1875 St Matthew and St Mark stained glass
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Speldhurst, Kent
1875 St. Alban
cartoon for a Window at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Speldhurst, Kent
charcoal and graphite on paper 73 x 39.8 cm
Tate, London
1875 St. Luke and St. John
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Speldhurst, Kent
1875 St. Oswald
cartoon for a Window at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Speldhurst, Kent
charcoal and graphite on paper 73 x 40 cm
Tate, London
1898 St Bertha of Kent and St Ethelbert of Kent stained glass
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Speldhurst, Kent
1874-75 Seven Acts of Mercy stained glass for St Peter's church, Bramley, Yorkshire (only six found):
1874-75 Feeding the Hungry
graphite
The British Museum, London
1874-75 Giving Drink to the Thirsty
graphite 37.9 cm diameter
The British Museum, London
1874-75 Leading the Blind
graphite 36.6 x 36.7 cm
The British Museum, London
1874-75 Teaching the Young
graphite 37 x 37.1 cm
The British Museum, London
1874-75 Visiting the Prisoners
graphite and red chalk 36.7 x 26.9 cm
The British Museum, London
1874-75 Visiting the Sick
graphite 37.9 cm diameter
The British Museum, London
1875-76 The Story of Persues (designs for)
gouache, gold paint and ink on paper Tate, London:
Perseus eventually discovers Medusa with her sisters, the Gorgons. Unlike her they are all immortal. Using Athena's mirror to defend himself, Perseus beheads Medusa, at which point the winged horse Pegasus and the warrior Chrysaor spring from her decapitated body. When the Gorgons attempt to punish Perseus for killing their sister, he evades them by using the helmet given to him by the sea nymphs, thus becoming invisible.
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| The Finding of Medusa |
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| The Death of Medusa (The Birth of Pegasus and Chrysaor) |
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| Perseus Pursued by the Gorgons |
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| Atlas Turned to Stone |
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| The Rock of Doom and the Doom Fulfilled |
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| The Court of Phineas |
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| The Baleful Head |
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| Perseus and the Nereids |
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| Perseus and the Graiae |
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| The Call of Perseus |
1875-82 The Perseus Series:
1875 Perseus and Andromeda, study for The Doom Fulfilled
gouache with gold paint on board 33 x 30.3 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, IL
1876 Perseus and Andromeda
oil on canvas 152.2 x 229 cm
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
1877 Perseus and the Graiae
mixed media on paper 152.5 x 170.5 cm
Southampton City Art Gallery
© 2018 Southampton City Art Gallery All rights reserved
1877 The Call of Perseus
gouache 152.5 x 127 cm
Southampton City Art Gallery, UK
© 2018 Southampton City Art Gallery All rights reserved
c1877 Study of Perseus for ‘The Call of Perseus
graphite on paper 22.6 x 17.8 cm
Tate, London
1882 The Death of Medusa
gouache 124.5 x 116.9 cm
Southampton City Art Gallery, UK
© 2018 Southampton City Art Gallery All rights reserved
1884-85 The Rock of Doom
mixed media on paper 154 x 128.6 cm
Southampton City Art Gallery, UK
© 2018 Southampton City Art Gallery All rights reserved
1886-87 The Baleful Head
oil on canvas 155 x 130 cm
Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany
The Baleful Head
mixed media on paper 153.7 x 129 cm
Southampton City Art Gallery, UK
© 2018 Southampton City Art Gallery All rights reserved
Study of Medusa for ‘The Death of Medusa’
graphite on paper 17.9 x 27.1 cm
Tate, London
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| 1875 Study for the head of a sea nymph in the 'Perseus' series graphite on paper 26.8 x 17.7 cm The British Museum, London |
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| c1875 Perseus and the Sea Nymphs study graphite on paper 16.1 x 11.2 cm Stuttgart State Gallery, Germany |
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| 1877 Perseus and the Sea Nymphs (The Arming of Perseus) oil and tempera on canvas © 2018 Southampton City Art Gallery All rights reserved |
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| 1885 Perseus and the Sea Nymphs (The Arming of Perseus) oil on canvas Staatsgallerie Stuttgart, Germany |
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| 1873-98 The Bath of Venus Museu e Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal |
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| 1873c Laus Veneris mixed media heightened with gold on board 34 x 40 cm Watts Gallery, Guildford, UK |
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| c1873 Love Among the Ruins oil on canvas 95.3 x 160 cm National Trust, UK |
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| 1873c Love Among the Ruins watercolour, gouache and gum arabic on paper 96.5 x 152.4 cm |
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| 1874 (designed) 1910 (installed) The Annunciation stained glass made by Morris & Co. The Epiphany Chapel, Winchester Cathedral |
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| 1874 (designed) 1910 (installed) The Nativity stained glass made by Morris & Co. The Epiphany Chapel, Winchester Cathedral |
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| 1874 Christ in Glory (Salvator Mundi) wax crayon and graphite on paper mounted on canvas 193 x 88.9 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York |
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| 1874 Courtesie and Fraunchise (Courtesy and Frankness) in the Garden of Idleness graphite and black and ochre chalk on two joined sheets of paper 88.9 x 87.5 cm |
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| 1874 Pan and Psyche oil on canvas 65.1 x 53.3 cm Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA |
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| 1874 Study of Christ for 'The Ascension' charcoal, framed in black ink, squared for transfer 112.2 x 41.9 cm Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA |
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| 1874 The Altar of Hymen graphite and watercolour heightened with gold and silver and bodycolour, on vellum laid down on paper and canvas 37 x 26.7 cm |
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| 1874 The Ascension design for stained glass window for St Peter's Church, Woolton, Lancashire black, red and brown chalk and graphite 191.8 x 83.2 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia |
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| 1875 Design for stained glass graphite 51.7 x 42.5 cm Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| 1875 Design for stained glass graphite 85.7 x 34.3 cm Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| c1875-80 Paradise, with the Worship of the Holy Lamb graphite, chalk and watercolor, heightened with bodycolor and touches of gold, four on three joined sheets of paper 339.7 x 53.3 cm each panel |
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| c1875-80 Paradise, with the Worship of the Holy Lamb |
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| c1875-80 Paradise, with the Worship of the Holy Lamb |
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| 1875-83 The Wheel of Fortune oil on canvas Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
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| c1875 Drapery Study black and white chalk on brown wove paper 52.2 x 35.6 cm Harvard Art Museums © President and Fellows of Harvard College |
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| c1875 Study for "Cupid Finding Psyche Asleep" red chalk and graphite on cream paper 44.6 x 36 cm Harvard Art Museums © President and Fellows of Harvard College |
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| 1876 Design for Stained Glass (The Vision of John) graphite 38.7 x 34.3 cm Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| 1876 Frieze of Eight Women Gathering Apples oil on wood 73.7 x 182.9 cm Tate, London |
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| 1876 Frieze of Eight Women Gathering Apples detail |
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| 1876 Frieze of Eight Women Gathering Apples detail |
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