laclefdescoeurs: Study for Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus, John William Waterhouse ‘Waterh
laclefdescoeurs: Study for Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus, John William Waterhouse ‘Waterhouse’s imaginative power is emphasized by the floating head with its hair entwined in the floating lyre; in reality, this grouping would keep the two objects together, but here it also alleviates the stark horror of the disembodied head. Notice, too, the final accent of the flower placed centrally among the hair.’ (Anthony Hobson, J. W. Waterhouse, 1980, p. 117) -- source link
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