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'''''Mariana in the South''''' is an 1897 [[oil painting]] on [[canvas]] by the British [[Pre-Raphaelite]] artist, [[John William Waterhouse]]. It is now in a private collection. It measures {{convert|114|x|74|cm}}. It is a major painting by Waterhouse that depicts scenes from the 1830 [[Alfred, Lord Tennyson|Tennyson]] poem, "[[Mariana (poem)|Mariana]]". 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>{{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>
'''''Mariana in the South''''' is an 1897 [[oil painting]] on [[canvas]] by the British [[Pre-Raphaelite]] artist [[John William Waterhouse]].
== Appraisal ==
''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>

== Provenance ==
The painting measures {{convert|114|x|74|cm}}. It is now in a private collection.<ref name=":0" />

==See also==
* [[List of paintings by John William Waterhouse]]


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[[Category:Paintings based on works by Alfred, Lord Tennyson]]
[[Category:Paintings based on works by Alfred, Lord Tennyson]]
[[Category:Mirrors in art]]


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Latest revision as of 11:02, 23 April 2023

Mariana in the South
ArtistJohn William Waterhouse
Year1897
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions114 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

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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

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The painting measures 114 by 74 centimetres (45 in × 29 in). It is now in a private collection.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mariana in the South | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 25 July 2019.


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