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


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Revision as of 10:41, 7 August 2019

Mariana in the South
ArtistJohn William Waterhouse
Year1897 (1897)–1897 (1897)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions114 cm × 74 cm (45 in × 29 in)

Mariana in the South is an oil painting on canvas created in 1897 by the British Pre-Raphaelite artist, John William Waterhouse. It is now in a private collection. It measures 114 by 74 centimetres (45 in × 29 in). It is a major painting by Waterhouse that depicts scenes from the Tennyson poem, "Mariana." Mariana prays for the return of the lost love 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]

References

  1. ^ "Mariana in the South | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
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