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The Love Song
Sir Edward Burne-Jones · 1868–77
- Artist
- Sir Edward Burne-Jones British, Birmingham 1833–1898 Fulham
- Date
- 1868–77
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 45 x 61 3/8 in. (114.3 x 155.9 cm)
- Where to see it
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Alfred N. Punnett Endowment Fund, 1947 · CC0 Public Domain · The Met · see it at the museum ↗
Slow Look
- The whole picture Let your eyes wander. Where do they want to rest?
- The light Find the brightest spot. What is it showing you?
- The edges Look at what is half cut off at the borders.
- One small detail Choose one tiny thing and stay with it for a while.
- The whole picture again Step back. Has it changed for you?
About Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet, was an English painter and designer associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter.
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