#sir edward burne jones

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Pilgrim at the Gate of Idleness

Artist: Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (English, 1833-1898)

Date: 1884

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Private collection

Description

The theme of the Romaunt of the Rose occupied Burne-Jones intermittently for over twenty years. The present painting was begun in 1874 and substantially finished in 1884. The Heart of the Rose, created as a pendant, was begun in 1889. Both paintings remained in the studio and were taken up again by the artist in 1892, following a period of illness, and completed in time for the New Gallery exhibition in 1893.

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Cupid's Hunting Fields

Artist: Sir Edward Burne-Jones (English, 1833-1898)

Date: 1895

Medium: Gouache, with watercolor and gold and silver paints on ivory wove paper, laid down on linen canvas

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

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The Mirror of Venus

Artist: Edward Burne-Jones  (English, 1833–1898)

Date: 1898-1875

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, Portugal

Description

A member of the pre-Raphaelite movement that was formed in England in 1848, Sir Edward Burne-Jones became one of the leading figures in a new trend, known as Aestheticism, that emerged in the 1860s. This composition can be seen as an exaltation of ideal beauty, bringing the atmosphere of the painting into alignment with a perspective shared by late Victorian art.

The painter employs minimum of narrative elements, creating a linear arrangement of poetic and oneiric figures clad in pseudo-classical clothing in the manner of a Greek-inspired frieze. Rather than aiming for a formal stylistic resemblance, Burne-Jones seeks to create a general affinity with a Renaissance atmosphere. In a manner clearly suggestive of the Quattrocento, and Botticelli in particular, the work gives precedence to the decorative harmony of the whole and deliberately evokes a sense of nostalgia for the past.

Like The Bath of Venus, which also belongs to the Gulbenkian Collection, the composition derives from an illustration intended for The Hill of Venus, part of William Morris’s poem The Earthly Paradise, which was inspired by the medieval legend of Tannhäuser.

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creatures in art: mermaids & sirens

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The Failure of Sir Gawaine: Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine at the Ruined Chapel (Holy Grail Tapestries, #4), woven for Lawrence Hodson of Compton Hall, 1895-96. Overall design and figures by Sir Edward Burne-Jones; overall design and execution by William Morris; flowers and decorative details by John Henry Dearle. Now in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, England, UK.

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Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones

Valentin Serov - portrait of Izabella Grunberg

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The Burne-Jones agenda: Gawain had an emo phase

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Evening, The Evening Star, Hesperus, Vesper

Artist: Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898)

Date: 1870

Medium: Watercolour, bodycolour and gum arabic on paper

Collection: Private Collection

The picture has had several names. Burne-Jones called it Vesper in his work-record but exhibited it as Evening. More recently it has been known as Hesperus or The Evening Star. Whatever its title, it belongs to a group of works of the 1870s in which the artist explored the idea of representing cosmic subjects by allegorical figures floating in the night sky.

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Desiderium, a study for the masque of cupid by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (via adski-kafeteri)

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Cupid and Psyche - Palace Green Murals - Psyche set by Venus the Task

Artist: By Sir Edward Burne-Jones and Walter Crane

Date: 1881

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Description

A scene from William Morris' epic poem, 'The Earthly Paradise'.

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Cupid's Hunting Fields

Artist: Sir Edward Burne-Jones (English, 1833-1898)

Date: 1885

Medium: Gouache, with watercolor and gold and silver paints on ivory wove paper, laid down on linen canvas

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

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The Arming and Departure of the Knights by Edward Burne-Jones

The Summons by Edward Burne-Jones

"[Lancelot] killed Sir Agrawaine with his first blow, and in a few minutes twelve dead bodies lay around him." Andrew Lang's Tales of the Round Table (1908)

The Book of Sir Lancelot: Lancelot killing Sir Agravain. 15th century manuscript, B.N., Paris

The Royal Navy military transport HMT Sir Agravaine during World War II

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Wrong side of history. Wrong side of science. Wrong side of Reality.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/16/the-famous-faces-who-insisted-trans-women-are-women/

By Fiona Parker April 16, 2025

From politicians to celebrities, many of the great and the good have taken up the trans debate with gusto.

Following Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling that a trans woman is legally not a woman, here are some of the leading figures who have insisted the opposite, or claimed they must have access to spaces traditionally reserved for females.

Owen Jones

The Guardian columnist has frequently spoken out on the gender debate.

In a 2019 column on the dwindling number of public lavatories, he wrote: “Twenty-first-century toilet provision must cater for gender-neutral spaces and ensure that the rights of trans people are protected too.”

Daniel Radcliffe

The star of the Harry Potter film series was at the centre of a row with JK Rowling in 2020 over the writer’s stance on gender.

He said: “Transgender women are women. Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people.”

Sir Keir Starmer

The Prime Minister appears to have changed his views on the gender debate over the years.

In 2022, the then Labour leader said: “A woman is a female adult, and, in addition to that, trans women are women, and that is not just my view, that is actually the law”.

Jameela Jamil

The actress and presenter suggested debates about transgender women in sport were being used to “distract” from the rollback of abortion rights.

As part of a tweet in 2022, she wrote: “Our uteruses are being controlled by the government but no no, let’s keep distracting ourselves with the vast minority that is trans women in sports.”

Emma Watson

The actress who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films was also involved the row with Rowling. In 2020, Watson tweeted: “Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned.”

Rupert Grint

The actor, who played Ron Weasley, joined his Harry Potter co-stars in speaking out on the transgender debate in 2020. He said: “I firmly stand with the trans community.

“Trans women are women. Trans men are men. We should all be entitled to live with love and without judgement.”

Sir Elton John

The musician said gender-critical comments made by Germaine Greer had shown her to be “an attention seeker” in an interview with Emily Maitlis in 2015.

David Tennant

The former Doctor Who star said Kemi Badenoch, then-equalities minister, should “shut up” about her views on transgender people.

Accepting an award for “celebrity ally” at the British LGBT Awards in 2024, Tennant said: “Until we wake up and Kemi Badenoch doesn’t exist any more – I don’t wish ill of her, I just wish her to shut up – whilst we do live in this world, I am honored to receive this [award].”

Kylie Minogue

The pop star briefly addressed a question on single-sex spaces when interviewed by the Guardian in 2020.

She said: “If you’re a transgender woman, you should use the women’s facilities, surely?” before redirecting the conversation.

Eddie Redmayne

The British Star was nominated for an Oscar for his role as transgender Lili Elbe in the 2015 film The Danish Girl.

However, in 2021, he said it was a “mistake” for him to take on the role as a “cisgender” actor.

He said: “No, I wouldn’t take it on now. I made that film with the best intentions, but I think it was a mistake.”

Jolyon Maugham KC

Jolyon Maugham described LGB Alliance as a “transphobic hate group”. Mr Maugham, who founded Good Law Project, told Pink News in 2021: “I strongly encourage you to quote me calling the LGB Alliance a transphobic hate group.” LGB Alliance is an advocacy group which describes itself as “asserting the right of lesbians, bisexuals and gay men to define themselves as same-sex attracted”.

Zendaya

Zendaya told Vogue that feminism should be inclusive of “all women” including trans women. Speaking to the magazine in 2021, the actress said true feminism must encompass “women that look like you, women who don’t look like you, women whose experiences are different than you”.

She continued: “That means black women, that means trans women, that means all women.”

Jedward

The X Factor stars, whose real names are John and Edward Grimes, also waded into the JK Rowling row in 2020 following the publication of her book ‘Troubled Blood’. Tweeting from their official account, the brothers wrote: “Does anyone need firewood this winter! JK’s new book is perfect to burn next to a romantic fire. Aww get all cozy and comfy can’t wait.”

Lily Allen

The outspoken singer posted a meme, a visual joke, in 2015 which pointed to a brain stating “gender is up here” and then to a pair of underpants that said “not down there”.

Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn was leader of the Labour Party in 2018 when he told the BBC that “the position of the party is that where you have self-identified as a woman, then you are treated as a woman”.

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holy grail tapestries by sir edward burne-jones depicting scenes from the legend of king arthur and the quest for the holy grail

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Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (English, 1833 – 1898) The Angels of the Hierarchy – Cherubim (1873).

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'Justice', Study for a stained glass window in Kolkata Cathedral

Sir Edward Burne-Jones