The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse, Tate Gallery, London.
The subject is from Tennyson's poem of the same name. Waterhouse was a follower of the Pre-Raphaelites and this can be seen in the style and subject matter of the painting. All around her is the tapestry she has woven of knights and Camelot.
2 comments:
isn't there another painting of a lady of shalot, but she is laying down in the boat, and it is mostly golds and yellows??? i know i have seen it and it reminds me of the poem.
i love this blog.
also, my english teacher senior year of high school had that hanging on her wall. very nice.
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