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Mort de Sardanapale (1827)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Mort de Sardanapale (Death of Sardanapalus) 1827 Oil on canvas, 392 cm × 496 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris “The rebels besieged him in his palace… Lying on a superb bed, at the top of an immense pyre,…

Perseus and Andromeda (1875)

Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) Perseus and Andromeda (study for The Doom Fulfilled) 1875 Gouache with gold paint on board, 33 x 30.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Compare: Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) The Doom Fulfilled 1888 Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart    

The Doom Fulfilled (1888)

Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) The Doom Fulfilled 1888 Oil on canvas, 155 x 140.5 cm Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart Study: Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) Perseus and Andromeda 1875 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago     This picture, like other members of the series, draws upon…

Lady Writing (Back View)

Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-1863) Lady Writing (Back View) s.d. Graphite on cream wove paper, 21.1 × 13.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago