The Oracle – according to the ideas of the ancients, one of the means of communication of the deity with man. The oracles themselves were called as prophesies themselves, and
Tristan and Isolde by John Waterhouse
Tristan and Isolde are the legendary characters of the medieval knightly novel of the 12th century. Parallels to the motifs of the novel are in the legends of the ancient
My favorite rose by John Waterhouse
The life span of cut flowers is only a few days. The main reason for the wilting of plants is the lack of food, as well as the difficult flow
Psyche opening the door to Cupid’s garden by John William Waterhouse
Working with the narrative of the moment from the life of the beautiful Psyche was written at the beginning of the nineteenth century by John William Waterhouse. An Englishman by
Vanity by John Waterhouse
English artist John William Waterhouse is often mistakenly attributed to the flow of pre-Raphaelites. He shared the love of the Pre-Raphaelites for stories based on poetry and mythology, but there
Sick Child, Brought to the Temple of Aesculapius by John Waterhouse
Tiber Island, dedicated to the god Esculapus in 291, there was consecration of the temple in honor of Esculapius. The temple and its services were the characteristic Greek Asclepius. Similarly,
Mermaid by John William Waterhouse
John William Waterhouse – painter of the English school and a follower of ancient writing techniques, was an ardent admirer of female images. He closely intertwined women’s beauty with fairy-tale
Juliet by John Waterhouse
Romeo and Juliet – a tragedy in the five acts of William Shakespeare, telling of the love of young men and women from two warring ancient families – Montague and
Miss Margaret Henderson by John Waterhouse
The portrait of the young Margaret Henderson of the early XX century was written by the talented English painter JW Waterhouse at the time when the period of Pre-Raphaelitism was