Here is another painting, this one by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917), based on Tennyson's poem of the same name. Waterhouse was not a part of the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, but was influenced by them. (You need to double click on this one as well to see a nice big version of it.) You can also see a similarity in theme between this painting and 'Ophelia' below: a lonely young woman and the water. The distraught, almost suicidal look reminds me of a soprano after she's had a bad voice lesson. Yep, I would know that look anywhere.
3 comments:
Nah, she's just trying to get a glimpse from the choirloft of that elusive cute sacristan, knowing that Holy Hour is just about to start.
To Dr. Poterack:
"I resemble that remark." --um, wait a minute. :)
To Alaina:
What are you talking about?! :)
The craned neck clearly indicates peeking over a choirloft, and the guilt written all over her face means that she knows she should be preparing her music, or at least praying. You know, you must have seen that look dozens of times ;)
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