Friday, 19 December 2008

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John William Waterhouse Hylas and the Nymphs 1894


The Pre-Raphaelites are brilliant. When mixed with the epicly entertaining literary phenomenon that is Greek myth... unbeatable. It's such an erotic piece, delicately executed, brilliantly colored... the ultimate in visual pleasure. I would never leave the Manchester Art Gallery if I had the choice. I wish I could put Hylas in my pocket and take it home with me. I'd probably be deported. Le sigh.

Waterhouse rock my socks off. Gorgeous.

1 comment:

  1. it would be a good reason to be deported though (if you could keep the picture that is)

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