Tennyson's poem 'The Lady of Shallott' published in 1883 tells of a woman suffering under an undisclosed curse , and living isolated in a tower near King Arthur's castle. She is allowed to see the outside world only through it's reflection in a mirror. One day she glimpses the handsome knight Lancelot reflected and cannot resist looking at him directly. The punishment that follows results in her drifting in her boat downstream to Camelot 'singing her last song' but dying before reaching there. Waterhouse shows her letting go the boats chains , while staring at the crucifix , placed in front of the three glittering candles .
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Friday, 5 October 2012
'The Lady of Shallott' John William Waterhouse. English (1849-1917) Oil on canvas, circa 1888. The Tate Gallery, London.
Tennyson's poem 'The Lady of Shallott' published in 1883 tells of a woman suffering under an undisclosed curse , and living isolated in a tower near King Arthur's castle. She is allowed to see the outside world only through it's reflection in a mirror. One day she glimpses the handsome knight Lancelot reflected and cannot resist looking at him directly. The punishment that follows results in her drifting in her boat downstream to Camelot 'singing her last song' but dying before reaching there. Waterhouse shows her letting go the boats chains , while staring at the crucifix , placed in front of the three glittering candles .
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