The Eve of St Agnes and the Pre Raphaelites

[Raphael]

Here's an interesting article. The gallery in my home town has one of the paintings!

http://www.victorianweb.org/painting/prb/ringel12.html

[Maureen]

Ooh, thanks - looks very interesting: will have a read.

[Raphael]

I see two Keatsian paintings every week- it's great to see how he has inspired great painters!

[chris]

the pre-raphaelites worshipped at the altar of keats. they are largely responsible for bringing him back to popular consciousness. i love alot of pre-raphaelite art, especially burne-jones.

this quote of burne-jones is like the mission statment for all the dreamers of the world:

"I get frightened of indulging now in dreams, so vivid that they seem recollections rather than imaginations, but they seldom last more than half an hour; and the sound of earthly bells in the distance, and presently the wreathing of steam upon the trees where the railway runs, calls me back to the years I cannot convince myself of living in."

just beautiful.

[Raphael]

Edward Burne Jones painted the Briar Rose folk tale - one of them (an unfinished version) is in my city art gallery. I like the quote.