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{{Short description|1858 painting by Frederick Sandys}} |
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[[File:Anthony Frederick Sandys - Queen Eleanor.JPG|thumb|''Queen Eleanor'', by [[Frederick Sandys]], 1858, [[National Museum Cardiff]]]] |
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| ⚫ | '''''Queen Eleanor''''' is an 1858 oil-on-canvas painting by [[Pre-Raphaelite]] artist [[Frederick Sandys]] which depicts [[Eleanor of Aquitaine|Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine]], the wife of [[Henry II of England|King Henry II of England]] on her way to poison her husband's mistress, [[Rosamund Clifford]].<ref> |
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| image = Anthony Frederick Sandys - Queen Eleanor.JPG |
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| artist = [[Frederick Sandys]] |
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| year = {{start date|1858}} |
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| museum = [[National Museum Cardiff]] |
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| city = [[Cardiff]] |
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| owner = [[National Museum Cardiff]] |
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| accession = NMW A 185 |
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| website = [https://museum.wales/art/online/?action=show_item&item=1633 Museum of Wales] |
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| ⚫ | '''''Queen Eleanor''''' is an 1858 oil-on-canvas painting by [[Pre-Raphaelite]] artist [[Frederick Sandys]] which depicts [[Eleanor of Aquitaine|Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine]], the wife of [[Henry II of England|King Henry II of England]], on her way to poison her husband's mistress, [[Rosamund Clifford]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queen Eleanor {{!}} Art Collections Online|url=https://museum.wales/art/online/?action=show_item&item=1633|access-date=2021-12-25|website=National Museum Wales|language=en}}</ref> The painting is displayed at the [[National Museum Cardiff]], which obtained it in 1981. |
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==Legend== |
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The traditional story recounts that King Henry concealed his affair from Queen Eleanor by conducting it within the innermost recesses of a complicated maze. Queen Eleanor penetrated the labyrinth while trailing a red cord, shown in the subject's left hand, and forced her rival to choose between a dagger and the bowl of poison. Rosamund chose the poison, and died.<ref name=Matthews> |
The traditional story recounts that King Henry concealed his affair from Queen Eleanor by conducting it within the innermost recesses of a complicated maze. Queen Eleanor penetrated the labyrinth while trailing a red cord, shown in the subject's left hand, and forced her rival to choose between a dagger and the bowl of poison. Rosamund chose the poison, and died.<ref name="Matthews">{{Cite web|title=Mazes and Labyriths: Chapter XIX. The Bower of ''Fair Rosamond''|url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/etc/ml/ml22.htm|access-date=2021-12-25|website=www.sacred-texts.com}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Cultural depictions of Eleanor of Aquitaine]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:59, 14 May 2024
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| Artist | Frederick Sandys |
| Year | 1858 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 40.6 cm × 30.5 cm (16.0 in × 12.0 in) |
| Location | National Museum Cardiff, Cardiff |
| Owner | National Museum Cardiff |
| Accession | NMW A 185 |
| Website | Museum of Wales |
Queen Eleanor is an 1858 oil-on-canvas painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Frederick Sandys which depicts Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, the wife of King Henry II of England, on her way to poison her husband's mistress, Rosamund Clifford.[1] The painting is displayed at the National Museum Cardiff, which obtained it in 1981.
Legend
[edit]The traditional story recounts that King Henry concealed his affair from Queen Eleanor by conducting it within the innermost recesses of a complicated maze. Queen Eleanor penetrated the labyrinth while trailing a red cord, shown in the subject's left hand, and forced her rival to choose between a dagger and the bowl of poison. Rosamund chose the poison, and died.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Queen Eleanor | Art Collections Online". National Museum Wales. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Mazes and Labyriths: Chapter XIX. The Bower of Fair Rosamond". www.sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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