List of paintings by Edward Burne-Jones
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This is a list of the paintings of the British Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones.
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1850s
Image Title | Year | Location | Dimensions (cm.) | Medium |
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Arthur with Excalibur | 1858 | Private collection (likely)[1] | ||
A Knight and his Lady | 1859 | Private collection (likely)[2] |
1860s
- Girls in a Meadow (1860), private collection.[3]
- Sidonia von Bork 1560 (1860), Tate Britain, London.[4]
- Clara von Bork 1560 (1860), Tate Britain, London.[5]
- Merlin and Nimue from 'Morte d'Arthur' (1861), Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Listed at Bridgeman Art Library.[6]
- The Goldfish Pool or Girl and Goldfish (1861), Tullie House Museum, Carlisle.[7]
- Clerk Saunders (1861), Tate Britain, London.[8]
- The Annunciation and the Adoration of the Magi (1861), Tate Britain, London.[9]
- The Backgammon Players (1861–62), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham.[10]
- Morgan le Fay (1862), Cecil French Bequest, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.[11]
- The Madness Of Sir Tristram (1862), private collection.[12]
- King Mark and La Belle Iseult (1862), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham.
- Fair Rosamund and Queen Eleanor (1862), Tate Britain, London.
- Cinderella (1863), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
- The Merciful Knight (1863), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham.
- Astrologia (1865), private collection. Listed at Bridgeman Art Library.[6]
- Princesse Sabra (1865), Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
- The Lament (1865), William Morris Gallery.
- The Prioress' Tale (1865–98), Delaware Art Museum.
- Cupid and Psyche (1865), Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester. Second version (c. 1865), Yale Centre for British Art, Hartford. Both listed at Bridgeman Art Library.[6]
- The Garland: A Girl Tending Flowers (1866), Cecil French Bequest, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
- The Mirror of Venus (1866–1877), private collection. Later version, completed simultaneously:
- 1873–1877 at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon.
- Charity (1867), private collection. Listed at Bridgeman Art Library.[6]
- Cupid Delivering Psyche (1867), Cecil French Bequest, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.[13] Three later versions of the same subject (all listed at Bridgeman Art Library).[6]
- 1867 at the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery.
- c1871 at Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust.
- date unknown, private collection.
- The Love Song (c. 1868–1873), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
- Green Summer (1868), private collection. Listed at Bridgeman Art Library.[6]
- Laus Veneris (1869), Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Autumn (1869–70), Roy Miles Fine Paintings. Listed at Bridgeman Art Library.[6]
1870s
- Evening Star (1870), private collection. Listed at Bridgeman Art Library.[6]
- Phyllis and Demophoon (1870), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham.[14]
- The Sleeping Beauty (1870–1873), Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico. Study in Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester.
- The Wheel of Fortune (1870 onwards), there are at least seven versions of this composition including:[15]
- c.1870 at the Carlisle City Art Gallery, Carlisle.
- c.1870 at the Watts Gallery, Compton.
- 1871–1877 at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. and
- 1871–1885 part of the Cecil French Bequest, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
- 1877–1883 at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
- c.1882 at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff (unfinished).
- Fame (c.1870), Watts Gallery, Compton.
- Love or The Triumph of Love (c.1870), Watts Gallery, Compton.
- Oblivion (c.1870), Watts Gallery, Compton.
- Flying Figure (c.1870), Cecil French Bequest, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
- Day (1870), Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University.
- Night (1870), Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University.
- The Garden of Hesperides (1870–73), private collection.
- Spes or Hope (1871), Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin. Other versions of this subject:
- 1872–1877 at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
- 1896 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
- Dorigen of Bretaigne longing for the Safe Return of her Husband (1871), Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Listed at Bridgeman Art Library.[6]
- Fides (1871), Vancouver Art Gallery.[16]
- Venus Epithalamia (1871), Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University.
- Pan and Psyche (1872–1874), Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University. Second version in private collection. Both listed at Bridgeman Art Library.[6]
- Danäe and the Brazen Tower (1872), Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. There are two later versions of this composition (both listed at Bridgeman Art Library):[6]
- Danaë Watching the Building of the Brazen Tower (1872), Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University
- Danae or the Tower of Brass (1887–88), Glasgow Museums, Glasgow.
- The Beguiling of Merlin (1872–1877), Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight.
- Psyche entering the Portals of Olympus (1872–1881), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham.
- The Feast of Peleus (1872–1881), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham.
- Troy Triptych (1872–1898), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham.
- The Mirror of Venus (1875), Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon.
- Frieze of Eight Women Gathering Apples (1876), Tate Britain, London.
- The Annunciation (1876), Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight.
- Atlas Turned to Stone (c. 1876), Southampton City Art Gallery. Listed at Bridgeman Art Library.[6]
- The Avenging Angel of St Catherine (1878), Cecil French Bequest, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
- An Angel Playing a Flageolet (1878), Sudley House, National Museums Liverpool.[17] Two further versions exist one in an unidentified private collection and one in Makins Collection. All are listed at Bridgeman Art Library.[6]
- A Musical Angel (c. 1878–1880), unknown.[18]
1880s
- The Golden Stairs (1880), Tate Britain, London.
- Lady Frances Balfour (1880), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes
- The Angel (1881), Glasgow Museums, Glasgow.
- The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon (1881), Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico.
- Earth Mother (1882), Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts.[19] Second version in a private collection (both listed at Bridgeman Art Library.[6]
- The Mermaid (1882), Tate Britain, London.
- The Mill (1882), Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
- The Tree of Forgiveness (1882), Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight.
- The Magic Circle (c. 1882), Tate Britain, London.
- Georgiana Burne-Jones (1883), private collection (?).[20]
- King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid (painting) (1884), Tate Britain, London.
- The Pilgrim at the Gate of Idleness (1884), Dallas Museum of Art.
- The Morning of the Resurrection (1886), Tate Britain, London.
- Sibylla Delphica (1886), Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester.
- The Garden of Pan (c. 1886), National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
- The Depths of the Sea (1887), Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University.
- The Star of Bethlehem (1887–1891), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham.
- The Nativity (1888), Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.
- The King and the Shepherd (1888), Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.
- The Heart of the Rose (1889), private collection.
1890s
Image | Title | Year | Collection |
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![]() | Sponsa de Libano | 1891 | Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool |
The Sirens | 1891-1898 | Ringling Museum of Art, Florida. | |
![]() | Vespertina Quies | 1893 | Tate Britain, London. |
![]() | Love Among the Ruins | 1894 | Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton |
Fall of Lucifer | 1894 | The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. (On loan from Lord Lloyd Webber's private collection) | |
Psyche's Wedding | 1895 | Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. | |
The Dream of Launcelot at the Chapel of the San Graal | 1895 | Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton. | |
![]() | Hope | 1896 | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. |
The Wizard | 1896-1898 | Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham. | |
Love and the Pilgrim | 1896-97 | Tate Britain, London. |
Series
The Legend of St George and the Dragon (1865–1867)
No. | Image | Title | Collection |
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1 | The King's Daughter | Musée d'Orsay, Paris | |
2 | The Petition to the King | Hanover College, Indiana | |
3 | The Princess Drawing the Lot | Hanover College, Indiana | |
4 | ![]() | The Princess Sabra Led to the Dragon | Private collection |
5 | The Princess Tied to the Tree | Private collection | |
6 | ![]() | St George Slaying the Dragon | Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. Second version, 1868, in the William Morris Gallery |
7 | The Return of the Princess | Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol |
The Legend of Briar Rose (1885–1890)
Farringdon Collection Trust, Buscot Park, Oxfordshire. Four major paintings with 10 "joining panels":
- Briars
- The Briar Wood (1st major painting)
- Briars
- Briars, with Helmet and Greave
- A Terrace, with a Curtain hanging before a flowering Briar
- The Council Chamber (2nd major painting)
- A Terrace, with a Curtain hanging before a flowering Briar
- A Stone Hall with flowering Briars
- The Garden Court (3rd major painting)
- A Stone Hall with flowering Briars
- A Stone Kitchen overgrown with Briars
- A Kitchen with a Cupboard overgrown with Briars
- The Rose Bower (4th major painting)
- A Kitchen, with a Basin, Towel and Briars
Small Briar Rose series (1871–1873)
Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico.
- The Briar Wood
- The Council Chamber
- The Rose Bower
Third Briar Rose series
- The Garden Court, Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol.
- The Council Chamber, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington.
- The Rose Bower, Hugh Lane Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin.
The Days of Creation (1870–1876)
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University:
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Edward_Coley_Burne-Jones_-_The_Days_of_Creation%2C_1871.jpg/424px-Edward_Coley_Burne-Jones_-_The_Days_of_Creation%2C_1871.jpg)
Image | Title |
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![]() | The First Day |
![]() | The Second Day |
![]() | The Third Day |
The Fourth Day | |
![]() | The Fifth Day |
The Sixth Day |
Pygmalion Series (1868–1870)
Joseph Setton Collection (private), Paris – now owned by Lord Lloyd Webber:
No. | Image | Title |
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1 | ![]() | The Heart Desires |
2 | ![]() | The Hand Refrains |
3 | ![]() | The Godhead Fires |
4 | ![]() | The Soul Attains |
Pygmalion and the Image Series or "Pygmalion and Galatea Series" (1875–1878)
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham:
No. | Image | Title |
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1 | ![]() | The Heart Desires |
2 | ![]() | The Hand Refrains |
3 | ![]() | The Godhead Fires |
4 | ![]() | The Soul Attains |
The Perseus Cycle (1875-1890s)
Only four of the paintings were completed in oil, although full size gouache studies were rendered of all the images.[23]
- The Call of Perseus, full size study in Southampton Art Gallery.[24]
- Perseus and the Graiae completed work in oil at Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart.[25] Study in private collection, sketches at the Cecil Higgins Gallery and a full size study Southampton Art Gallery.
- The Arming of Perseus or Perseus and the Nereids (Sea Nymphs), study in Southampton Art Gallery.[26]
- The Finding of Medusa, full size study in Southampton Art Gallery.[27]
- The Death of Medusa, full size study in Southampton Art Gallery.[28]
- The Birth of Pegasus and Chrysaor, full size study in Southampton Art Gallery.
- The Rock of Doom, completed work in oil at Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart;[29] full size study in Southampton Art Gallery.
- The Doom Fulfilled, completed work in oil at Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart;[30] full size study in Southampton Art Gallery. Perseus and Andromeda (1876) Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Same composition as Doom Fulfilled.[31]
- The Baleful Head, completed work in oil at Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart;[32] full size study in Southampton Art Gallery.
- Atlas turned to Stone, full size study in Southampton Art Gallery
Portraits
- Portrait of Lady Lewis (1870), private collection.[33]
- Portrait of Maria Zambaco (1870)[34]
- Portrait of La Baronne Madeleine Desandes (1895–96), National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Second version in a private collection (both listed at Bridgeman Art Library).[6]
- Portrait of Katie Lewis (1886),[35]
Undated
- The Temple of Love, Tate Britain, London.
- Flamma Vestalis, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University.
- Venus Discordia, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff (unfinished).
- Heart of the Rose. Listed at Bridgeman Art Library.[6]
See also
References
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- ^ "Worcester Art Museum – Earth Mother". Worcesterart.org. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
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- ^ "The Finding of Medusa by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt ARA". Victorianweb.org. 8 December 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "The Death of Medusa by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt ARA". Victorianweb.org. 8 December 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "The Rock of Doom by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt ARA". Victorianweb.org. 8 December 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
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List of paintings
- The Merciful Knight (1863)
- Love Among the Ruins (1873)
- The Beguiling of Merlin (1872–1877)
- Pygmalion and the Image series (1875–1878)
- The Wheel of Fortune (1875–1883)
- The Golden Stairs (1876–1880)
- The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon (1881–1898)
- The Flower Book (1882–1898)
- The Mill (1882)
- King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid (1884)
- The Legend of Briar Rose (1885–1890)
- The Garden of Pan (1886)
- The Nativity (1887)
- Star of Bethlehem (1890)
- Sponsa de Libano (1891)
- Hope (1896)
- Oxford Union murals (1857–1859) (co-artist)
- Adoration of the Magi (1890)
- Holy Grail tapestries (1891–1894)