Toby Edward Rosenthal / “Elaine" / 1874 / Art Institute of Chicago
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Lamentations Over The Death Of The First-Born Of Egypt (Charles Sprague Pearce)
Elaine (Toby Edward Rosenthal)
Pieta (Franz von Stuck)
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Toby Edward Rosenthal - Elaine, 1874.
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Toby Edward Rosenthal (American painter) 1848 - 1917
Elaine, 1874
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Elaine
1874
Toby Edward Rosenthal
American, 1848–1917
Toby Edward Rosenthal found inspiration for this composition in Idylls of the King, a 19th-century version of the Arthurian legends written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. In the poem, Elaine dies of a broken heart after being spurned by Sir Lancelot; Rosenthal’s painting depicts Elaine’s postmortem voyage from Astolat to Camelot: “In her right hand the lily, in her left / The letter—all her bright hair streaming down.” Rosenthal’s artistic choices reflect the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites, a group of English artists who favored highly naturalistic details, richly colored surfaces, and subjects drawn from medieval literary sources.
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Elaine (1874) by Toby Edward Rosenthal
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«Elaine» by Toby Edward Rosenthal, 1874.
Elaine is a hero from the 19th century version of the Arthurian legend “Idylls of the King” written by Lord Alfred Tennyson. She died of a broken heart when she was spurned by Sir Lancelot. Rosenthal depicted her in her post-mortem voyage to Camelot in a Pre-Raphaelites manner.
After this work was shown on an exhibit the figure of Elaine became very popular. There were formed clubs, made art in her honour, and all the copies of this version of the legend were sold out.
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Elaine, 1874.
— Tobias Edward Rosenthal (American, 1848-1917)
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Toby Edward Rosenthal (1848-1917), Elaine, 1874, oil on canvas, 97.9 x 158.8 cm. The Art Institute of Chicago.
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Toby Edward Rosenthal found inspiration for this composition in Idylls of the King, a 19th-century version of the Arthurian legends written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. In the poem, Elaine dies of a broken heart after being spurned by Sir Lancelot; Rosenthal’s painting depicts Elaine’s postmortem voyage from Astolat to Camelot: “In her right hand the lily, in her left / The letter all her bright hair streaming down.” Rosenthal’s artistic choices reflect the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites.
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Elaine, Toby Edward Rosenthal (American, 1848–1917), 1874
Oil on canvas
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Toby Edward Rosenthal - Elaine, 1874.
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