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1 Burne-Jones’s Neo-Classicism Joy Dec. 28, 2005 Joy Dec. 28, 2005

2 Interaction of Pre-Raphaelite and Neo- Classicism Flat decoration and Coloration Classical theme and subject matter Flat decoration and Coloration Classical theme and subject matter

3 Perseus Series William Morris's "The Doom of King Acrisius" from The Earthly Paradise Natural background Androgyny and beauty William Morris's "The Doom of King Acrisius" from The Earthly Paradise Natural background Androgyny and beauty

4 Athena and Perseus

5 Perseus and Graiae no crone, no hall Perseus and Graiae no crone, no hall

6 Finding of the Medusa “But in a thin red garment was she clad, And round her waist a jewelled band she had, The gift of Neptune on the fatal day When fate her happiness first put away.” Finding of the Medusa “But in a thin red garment was she clad, And round her waist a jewelled band she had, The gift of Neptune on the fatal day When fate her happiness first put away.”

7 The Rock of Doom Perseus and Andromeda Female nudity/submissiveness The Rock of Doom Perseus and Andromeda Female nudity/submissiveness

8 The Doom Fulfilled Female passiveness vs. Perseus/Sea monster The Doom Fulfilled Female passiveness vs. Perseus/Sea monster

9 The Baleful Head

10 Pygmalion Series Perspective Kiss of Galatea Male creator Perspective Kiss of Galatea Male creator

11 The Heart Desires Three Graces The Heart Desires Three Graces

12 The Hand Refrains

13 The Godhead Fires

14 The Soul Attains

15 Pygmalion and Galatea by Jean Léon Gérôme Pygmalion and Galatea by Jean Léon Gérôme

16 Venus De-emphasized eroticism Aloofness, placidity De-emphasized eroticism Aloofness, placidity

17 Venus Rising From the Sea

18 Birth of Venus by Botticelli

19 Venus Epithalamia

20 The Mirror of Venus

21 Laus Veneris Algernon Charles Swinburne’s text Visual image vs. literal narrative Art vs. industrialism/materialism “Escape to that strange land that is more true than real” (Corbett87) Algernon Charles Swinburne’s text Visual image vs. literal narrative Art vs. industrialism/materialism “Escape to that strange land that is more true than real” (Corbett87)

22 Laus Veneris

23 Works Cited Corbett, David Peters. “Visuality and Unmediation in Burne-Jones’s Laus Veneris.” Art History 24.1 (2001): 83-102. Landow, George P. Ed. The Victorian Web. 1987. Brown U. 25 Dec 2005 Corbett, David Peters. “Visuality and Unmediation in Burne-Jones’s Laus Veneris.” Art History 24.1 (2001): 83-102. Landow, George P. Ed. The Victorian Web. 1987. Brown U. 25 Dec 2005


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