Book ID: CBB859584510

Edward Burne-Jones on Nature: Physical and Metaphysical Realms (2021)

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Cheney, Liana De Girolami (Author)


Cambridge Scholars Publishing


Publication Date: 2021
Physical Details: 283
Language: English

This volume studies some of Edward Burne-Jones's paintings, focusing specifically on his approach to nature, both through his observations about the real, physical world and through his symbolic interpretations of earthly and celestial realms. Edward Burne-Jones's appreciation for natural formations grew from his interests in astronomy and geography, and was expanded by his aesthetic sensibility for physical and metaphysical beauty. His drawings and watercolors carefully recorded the physical world he saw around him. These studies provided the background for a collection of paintings about landscapes with flora and fauna, and ignited an artistic furor that inspired the imagery he used in his allegorical, fantasy, and dream cycles about forests, winding paths, and sweet briar roses. This study focuses on two main ideas: Edward Burne-Jones's concept of ideal and artificial or magical nature expressed and represented in his drawings and paintings, and the way in which he fused his scientific knowledge about nature with some of the symbolism in his paintings.

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Authors & Contributors
Alexandratos, Rea
Attenborough, David
Bonehill, John
Boyd, Jane E.
Clayton, Martin
Dickenson, Victoria J. V.
Journals
Nuncius: Annali di Storia della Scienza
Configurations: A Journal of Literature, Science, and Technology
Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences
Lychnos
Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science
Renaissance Studies
Publishers
National Library of Australia
Olschki
Royal Collection
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The MIT Press
University of California Press
Concepts
Science and art
Painters and painting
Visual representation; visual communication
Natural history
Nature
Scientific illustration
People
Catesby, Mark
Dal Pozzo, Cassiano
Heade, Martin Johnson
Hoeven, Jan van der
Humboldt, Alexander von
Huysum, Jacob van
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
17th century
15th century
16th century
20th century
Places
Netherlands
Great Britain
Australia
East Indies
France
Germany
Institutions
McGill University (Canada)
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