Burne-Jones: Paintings (Colour Plates)

Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, Art Technique, Painting, Art & Architecture, General Art
Cover of the book Burne-Jones: Paintings (Colour Plates) by Blagoy Kiroff, Osmora Inc.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Blagoy Kiroff ISBN: 9782765915263
Publisher: Osmora Inc. Publication: July 6, 2015
Imprint: Osmora Inc. Language: English
Author: Blagoy Kiroff
ISBN: 9782765915263
Publisher: Osmora Inc.
Publication: July 6, 2015
Imprint: Osmora Inc.
Language: English

Sir Edward Burne-Jones was the greatest of the second generation Pre-Raphaelites.

Burne-Jones's aim in art is best given in some of his own words, written to a friend:

"I mean by a picture a beautiful, romantic dream of something that never was, never will be - in a light better than any light that ever shone - in a land no one can define or remember, only desire - and the forms divinely beautiful - and then I wake up, with the waking of Brynhild."

He considered that art should be valued as an object of beauty engendering a sensual response, rather than for the story or moral implicit in the subject matter. In many ways this was antithetical to the ideals of Ruskin and the early Pre-Raphaelites. Insofar as this was directed against the lack of realism in his pictures, it was beside the point. The earth, the sky, the rocks, the trees, the men and women of Burne-Jones are not those of this world; but they are themselves a world, consistent with itself, and having therefore its own reality. Yet it is a dreamer always whose nature penetrates these works.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Sir Edward Burne-Jones was the greatest of the second generation Pre-Raphaelites.

Burne-Jones's aim in art is best given in some of his own words, written to a friend:

"I mean by a picture a beautiful, romantic dream of something that never was, never will be - in a light better than any light that ever shone - in a land no one can define or remember, only desire - and the forms divinely beautiful - and then I wake up, with the waking of Brynhild."

He considered that art should be valued as an object of beauty engendering a sensual response, rather than for the story or moral implicit in the subject matter. In many ways this was antithetical to the ideals of Ruskin and the early Pre-Raphaelites. Insofar as this was directed against the lack of realism in his pictures, it was beside the point. The earth, the sky, the rocks, the trees, the men and women of Burne-Jones are not those of this world; but they are themselves a world, consistent with itself, and having therefore its own reality. Yet it is a dreamer always whose nature penetrates these works.

More books from Osmora Inc.

Cover of the book The Bremen Town Musicians by Blagoy Kiroff
Cover of the book Canaletto: Paintings (Colour Plates) by Blagoy Kiroff
Cover of the book Santoshi Chalisa In English Rhyme by Blagoy Kiroff
Cover of the book Happiness Today by Blagoy Kiroff
Cover of the book Valmiki Ramayan - 4 Kishkindhakand by Blagoy Kiroff
Cover of the book Tintoretto: 150 Paintings by Blagoy Kiroff
Cover of the book BRIDES TO BE by Blagoy Kiroff
Cover of the book FOOLED by Blagoy Kiroff
Cover of the book Perspectives de l’homme nouveau Tome VIII by Blagoy Kiroff
Cover of the book Adhyatma Upanishad by Blagoy Kiroff
Cover of the book Cats: 100 Illustrated Fun Facts by Blagoy Kiroff
Cover of the book Tyrannosaurus Rex: 100 Illustrated Fun Facts by Blagoy Kiroff
Cover of the book E-mail marketing by Blagoy Kiroff
Cover of the book Cinderella by Blagoy Kiroff
Cover of the book Mundaka Upanishad by Blagoy Kiroff
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy