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| 1890 Sir Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris by Sir Emery Walker, after Frederick Hollyer half-plate glass positive © 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 - 8 also.
This is part 9 of a 14-part series on the works of Edward Burne-Jones:
1872-95 Venus Concordia & Venus Discordia:
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| 1871 Venus Concordia graphite on paper 30.3 x 48.4 cm University of Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery, UK |
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| 1872-73 Venus Concordia oil on canvas 127 x 208 cm The Box (Plymouth Museums Galleries Archives), UK |
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| 1872-73 Venus Discordia oil on canvas 128.2 x 209.8 cm Amgueddfa Cymru, Cardiff, UK |
1872-98 The Feast of Peleus:
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| 1872-81 The Feast of Peleus (predella of the Troy Triptych) oil on panel 36.9 x 109.9 cm Birmingham Museums Trust, UK |
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| 1872-81 The Feast of Peleus detail |
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| 1872-81 The Feast of Peleus detail |
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| 1881-98 The Feast of Peleus oil on canvas 149.5 x 442.6 cm Victoria & Albert Museum, London (see detail below) |
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| 1881-98 The Feast of Peleus detail |
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| 1881-98 The Feast of Peleus detail |
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| 1873 St. Matthew study graphite on paper |
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| 1873 St. Matthew stained glass design graphite and black and coloured chalks |
1873-77 Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge, UK:
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| 1873 St. Matthew stained glass 127.6 x 50.5 cm Morris & Company, Manufacturer Jesus College Chapel at Cambridge University, UK |
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| Jesus College Chapel |
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| Jesus College Chapel Sibylla Persica |
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| Jesus College Chapel Sibylla Cumana |
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| Jesus College Chapel Sibylla Delphica |
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| Jesus College Chapel St. Luke |
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| Jesus College Chapel St. Luke cartoon graphite, pastel and gouache on paper 122.4 x 51.6 cm Tate, London |
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| Jesus College Chapel Sybilla Cimmeria |
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| Jesus College Chapel Sibylla Phrygia |
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| Jesus College Chapel St Mark |
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| Sibylla Libyssa |
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| Jesus College Chapel Sibylla Erythrea |
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| Jesus College Chapel St John |
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| Jesus College Chapel Sibylla Tibutina |
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| Sibylla Tibutina cartoon |
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| Jesus College Chapel Cartoon for Sibylla Tibutina Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, UK |
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| c1872-82 The Council Chamber oil on canvas 125 x 268 cm Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE |
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| c1872 A Tiger Fighting with a Snake black ink heightened with white on off-white paper Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana |
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| 1873 (designed) 1910-12 (made) Fidelitas stained glass made by Morris and Company 138 x 41 cm Meeting House Chapel, Birmingham, UK |
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| 1873 Adam and Eve Chinese white and wash 51.7 x 41.9 cm © The Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
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| 1873 Daniel Cartoon for stained-glass window at St. Martins-on-the-Hill, Scarborough brush and brown wash with opaque white over traces of graphite on cream wove paper 63.7 x 49.3 cm |
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| 1873 Design for Stained Glass black chalk on paper 118.7 x 42.5 cm |
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| 1873 Illustration to 'The Ring given to Venus' from 'The Earthly Paradise' drypoint 12.9 x 9.5 cm The British Museum, London |
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| 1873 Seated Female Figure graphite on ivory wove paper 30.2 x 25.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1873 Sibylla Cumana watercolour and bodycolour with gold and silver highlights over pencil on vellum 36.5 x 26.7 cm Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia |
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| 1873 The Bath of Venus study of attendant Maidens / Musicians graphite on paper Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, UK |
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| 1873 Venus Discordia oil on canvas 128.2 x 209.8 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff, UK |
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| 1873-75 Laus veneris oil on canvas 122.5 x 183.3 cm Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK |
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| 1873-75 Laus veneris detail |
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| 1873-75 Laus veneris detail |
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| c1873-77 Back View of Standing Male Nude graphite on ivory wove paper 25.3 x 17.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| c1873-77 Draped Figure of Woman Playing on a Harp graphite on ivory wove paper 25.3 x 17.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| c1873-77 Draped Head, Eyes looking toward Right graphite on ivory wove paper 25.4 x 17.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| c1873-77 Draped Male Figure graphite on ivory wove paper 25.4 x 17.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| c1873-77 Draped Standing Male Figure graphite on ivory wove paper 25.2 x 17.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| c1873-77 Head of Girl Facing Left graphite on ivory wove paper 25.3 x 17.8 cm graphite on ivory wove paper 25.3 x 17.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| c1873-77 Head of Medusa, two studies for Rondanini Medusa graphite on ivory wove paper 25.3 x 17.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| c1873-77 Head of Woman with Eyes Closed graphite on ivory wove paper 25.4 x 17.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| c1873-77 Standing Male Nude with Hands Clasped in Prayer graphite on ivory wove paper 25.4 x 17.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| c1873-77 Woman’s Head in Profile graphite on ivory wove paper 25.3 x 17.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| c1873-77 Study for Figure of ‘Idleness - The Romaunt of the Rose graphite on ivory wove paper 25.3 x 17.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| c1873-77 Study of Pilgrim for Romaunt of the Rose graphite on ivory wove paper 25.3 x 17.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| c1873-77 Study of Pilgrim for Romaunt of the Rose graphite on ivory wove paper 25.3 x 17.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1873-81 Fountain of Youth watercolour and gouache on paper 62.3 x 103 cm Tate, London |
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