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(c) 2018 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Edward Burne-Jones
(c) 2018 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2018 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Edward Burne-Jones

English, 1833 - 1898
BiographyPainter influenced by the art of Dante Gabriel Rossetti whose work became associated of the second phase of Pre-Raphaelitism. Although his worked lacked the social ideals of the Pre-Raphaelites, his mystic, romantic images often represent a world free of industrialism. His paintings are characterized by the influence of Mantegna and Botticelli, but done in a subdued tonal palette. Comment on works: religious, genre, mythology, literature, Portraits
Person TypeIndividual
Last Updated8/7/24