#Francis Danby

[venustapolis]

The Enchanted Castle (Francis Danby, 1841)

[sesiondemadrugada]

James Francis Danby.

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[illustratus]

The Deluge by Francis Danby

[awesomeartists]

By Francis Danby

[mythologypaintings]

The Three Sisters of Phaethon Weeping over the Tomb of their Brother

Artist: Francis Danby (Irish, 1793-1861)

Date: 1841-1845

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Description

Their brother, Phaëthon, died after attempting to drive his father's chariot (the sun) across the sky. He was unable to control the horses and fell to his death (according to most accounts, Zeus struck his chariot with a thunderbolt to save the Earth from being set afire). The Heliades grieved for four months and the gods turned them into poplar trees and their tears into amber. According to some sources, their tears (amber) fell into the river Eridanus, in which Phaethon had fallen.

According to Hyginus, the Heliades were turned to poplar trees because they yoked the chariot for their brother without their father Helios' permission.

[artemlegere]

Dance Fairy, Fairy Bright

By Adam Latham

Dance fairy, fairy bright, What a truly happy sight, Let those tiny feet away To a place of fun and play. Make your wings of silver hue Take you to the lily zoo, To the courts of croaking kings, Where the handsome Frog Prince sings.

Dance dance fairy, fairy bright Skip across the clouds so light, Jump as far as skyward can, Higher higher little man. Glide upon the rush of air With the birds that fly up there, And when all the playing's done Take those wings and fly back home.

Artwork: Fairies by Francis Danby (British, 1793 - 1861)

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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Francis Danby, 1832

[galleryofart]

Landscape Near Clifton

Artist: Francis Danby (Irish, 1793–1861)

Genre: Landscape Painting

Date: 1822 to 1823

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Yale Center for for British Art

[kestarren]

'River Scene with Weir and Mill' by Francis Danby, circa 1823.

[venustapolis]

The Houses Of Parliament From The River (Francis Danby, 1816 - 1875)

[mythical-art]

Scene from a Midsummer Night's Dream, c.1832 by Francis Danby (watercolour on paper)

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[illustratus]

The Mountain Torrent by Francis Danby

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Francis Danby, The Opening of the Sixth Seal; 1828.

[jan-22-2004]

francis danby, 1793-1861