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The cracked mirror reveals part of the scene, echoing a device used in William Holman Hunt's 1853 painting The Awakening Conscience and also in Hunt's version of The Lady of Shalott (1888-1905). The Victoria and Albert Museum holds Waterhouse's sketchbook with preliminary drawings for his 1888 and 1894 paintings of the Lady of Shalott.
The Lady's unseen physical appearance enhances her allure as a damsel in distress trapped in her tower as the reapers, symbolizing the male gaze, declare, 'Tis the fairy / Lady of Shalott.' This portrayal aligns with the common literary trope of fairy-like, innocent, and enigmatic beauty waiting for her prince charming, perpetuating societal notions of feminine beauty and desirability.
John William Waterhouse 1888. Tate Britain. London, United Kingdom. This painting illustrates Alfred Tennyson's poem The Lady of Shalott. Draped over the boat is the fabric the lady wove in a tower near Camelot. But she brought a curse on herself by looking directly at Sir Lancelot. With her right hand she lets go of the chain mooring the boat.
Hace 5 días · The picture illustrates the following lines from part IV of Tennyson's 'The Lady of Shalott': 'And down the river's dim expanse Like some bold seer in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance – With glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot. And at the closing of the day She loosed the chain, and down she lay; The broad stream bore her far ...
The Lady Of Shalott, painted by John William Waterhouse in 1888, depicts the tragic events from Alfred Tennyson’s poem the same name. Tennyson’s poem, first published in 1832, describes the plight of a woman who is confined in a tower and cursed, and whose desperate attempt to escape seals her eventual fate; She look’d down to Camelot.
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This painting illustrates Alfred Tennyson's poem The Lady of Shalott. Draped over the boat is the fabric the lady wove in a tower near Camelot. But she brought a curse on herself by looking directly at Sir Lancelot. With her right hand she lets go of the chain mooring the boat. Her mouth is slightly open, as she sings 'her last song'. She stares at a crucifix lying in front of her. Beside it ...
