Standing Female Nude (Andromeda?)
Maker
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Daten.d.
Mediumblack and white chalks with stumping on brown paper
Dimensions20 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (52.7 x 25.1 cm.)
SignedSignature; with initials: EB-J
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gilbert Davis Collection
Label TextThis drawing is a study for The Rock of Doom (1884-88), one of eight paintings Burne-Jones devoted to the Greek legend of Perseus, the hero who rescued the princess Andromeda from a sea monster. It concentrates on the figure of Andromeda, who has been chained to a rock. The lack of other narrative elements lends the figure a monumental physical presence and allows the artist to focus on the sensual qualities of the nude. The soft roundness of her flesh is achieved through curving touches of black chalk, highlighted sparingly with white bodycolor.Status
Not on viewObject number59.55.149
Terms
Exhibitions
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1927
Object number: 2000.5.979
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1928
Object number: 2000.5.987
