"The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass. The nineteenth century dislike of romanticism is the rage of Caliban not seeing his own face in a glass. "
Michael Lentz Reminds pre-raphaelite style, Burne Jones or Rossetti. So fits perfectly with Wilde
March 28, 2011 at 10:53 am
Richard T Scott Thank you. I love Burne Jones... and especially George Fredric Watts... his painting "The Minotaur" of a minotaur crushing a sparrow while gazing into the sunset has always haunted me. I can't say why.... very bizarre.