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"To the discenment of truth and beauty, to the arousing of man's imagination, to the widening of the span of this celestial region, should Art be mainly dedicated, for this most truly is its mission", 1888. | "To the discenment of truth and beauty, to the arousing of man's imagination, to the widening of the span of this celestial region, should Art be mainly dedicated, for this most truly is its mission", 1888. | ||
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Revision as of 13:48, April 8, 2014
George Frederick Watts (London 1817 - Compton, Surrey 1904) English painter and sculptor.
"To the discenment of truth and beauty, to the arousing of man's imagination, to the widening of the span of this celestial region, should Art be mainly dedicated, for this most truly is its mission", 1888.
One of the most singular, and enigmatic figures in Victorian art, and perhaps the hardest to pigeon-hole, or classify in any way. [1]
Love and Life
Hope, 1886.
Portrait of Frederic, Lord Leighton
Portrait of Carlo, Baron Marochetti
See also
External links
- George Frederick Watts Royal Academy of Arts, London.
- George Frederick Watts Artcyclopedia.
- George-Frederick-Watts Encyclopædia Britannica.