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| title = Mariana in the South |
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| artist = [[John William Waterhouse]] |
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| year = 1897 |
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| medium = [[Oil painting|Oil on canvas]] |
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'''''Mariana in the South''''' is an 1897 [[oil painting]] on [[canvas]] by the British [[Pre-Raphaelite]] artist |
'''''Mariana in the South''''' is an 1897 [[oil painting]] on [[canvas]] by the British [[Pre-Raphaelite]] artist [[John William Waterhouse]]. |
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== Appraisal == |
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''Mariana in the South'' is a major painting by Waterhouse, and depicts scenes from the 1830 [[Alfred, Lord Tennyson|Tennyson]] poem "[[Mariana in the South]]". Mariana prays for the return of the lost love, the dictator Angelo, who brutally spurned her on the loss of her [[dowry]]. The picture illustrates the line "And in the liquid mirror glowed the clear perfection of her face" from Tennyson's poem.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/mariana-in-the-south-178434|title=Mariana in the South {{!}} Art UK|website=artuk.org|language=en|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref> |
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== Provenance == |
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The painting measures {{convert|114|x|74|cm}}. It is now in a private collection.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of paintings by John William Waterhouse]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Paintings by John William Waterhouse]] |
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[[Category:Paintings based on works by William Shakespeare]] |
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[[Category:Works based on Measure for Measure]] |
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[[Category:Paintings based on works by Alfred, Lord Tennyson]] |
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[[Category:Mirrors in art]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:02, 23 April 2023
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| Artist | John William Waterhouse |
| Year | 1897 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 114 cm × 74 cm (45 in × 29 in) |
Mariana in the South is an 1897 oil painting on canvas by the British Pre-Raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse.
Appraisal
[edit]Mariana in the South is a major painting by Waterhouse, and depicts scenes from the 1830 Tennyson poem "Mariana in the South". Mariana prays for the return of the lost love, the dictator Angelo, who brutally spurned her on the loss of her dowry. The picture illustrates the line "And in the liquid mirror glowed the clear perfection of her face" from Tennyson's poem.[1]
Provenance
[edit]The painting measures 114 by 74 centimetres (45 in × 29 in). It is now in a private collection.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mariana in the South | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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