sting paintings, the first one that cought my eye was "The Lady of Shalott" by William Holman Hunt, oil on canvas. I did a little research on this painting and gave a little more indept information about the painting. The painting by William Holman Hunt (1827-1910) The Lady of Shalott painting was inspired by a poem about a magical being who lives alone on an island near King Arthur's Camelot. The Lady of Shalott was only allowed to weave everything she saw into a tapestry by looking at the outside world through her mirror. There was a curse on her that didn’t allow her to look at the outside world directly. She loved to sing; she was heard throughout the land, but no one ever saw her. Throughout the day she would see everyday people, couples in love, and knights reflected in her mirror. One day, she saw the reflection of Sir Lancelot. As Sir Lancelot passed by she turns and looks directly out of the window at him, even though it was not allowed. When she turns to look at him the mirror breaks, and the tapestry flies off on the wind, and the cruse is placed on her. Her hair is a deep red that is blown about. The colors are so bright and vivid it looks as though it was painted only a few years ago. In the background is the window that she was not allowed to look out of. William has painted Sir Lancelot and camelot outside her window. Can you imagine living your life through the reflections of a mirror. It took a handsome man like Lancelot to come along for her to realize that she was not living her life completely. There are a lot of "Lady of Shalott" paintings, but I think this one is the best by far. I took lots of pictures of painting that I like but this was my favorite.Below is the celing inside the museum that is above the entrance into another room; I had to take this photo,only because i'm obsessed with colors!
"The Italian Straw Hat" Peter Blume, is a painting that seems so real. As I took the picture it looked as though I was actually in room. I love the bright colors. I wouldn't mind having this in my home. I may just try to find a print. (Notice the "Italian Straw Hat" hanging to the left.)
Here I am taking a break in front of the fountain.
As I continued on my journey I got to see some great quilts! I really loved this one. It reminded me of the video game Q-bert...Remember that one.
Well, that's my vist to the Wadsworth, I took many more photos, but I won't over due it. I will be taking my next trip to the "Met" in New York next Saturday. What could be better than a trip to New York and a great museum. I hope y'all enjoy my post....until next time.oooh I almost forgot...check out these tiny vases; they are so cute! It's called "2000 Vases.
Close up.
Good Nikki... you are comments about the symbolism and mythology of the Hunt painting was very interesting... did you discover if Hunt falls into an art historical movement? What influenced his work ? Did he influence anyone else coming after him?
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a great visit... have fun in New York City next week... the Metropolitan Museum accepts individual free will offerings for admission. Even though the sign seems to suggest it costs $20 to get in... many savvy New Yorkers however give far less say one dollar even.
Sorry to see that the core of your paper was lifted entirely from this site:
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That is a serious matter.
Jerry is off the mark, unless you edited your blog post in response to it. Grout's page, that he cites, covers the painting and the poem — but the poem is well known and two people can look at the same poem; there are few points of contact between what I'm reading above in Oct 09 and the Grout page, last edited well before that.
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