J. W. Watherhouse: The Modern Pre-Raphaelite

-Groninger Museum 14 December 2008- 3 May 2009 -Royal Academy of Arts, London, 27 June- 13 September 2009 -Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1 October 2009- 7 February 2010. With his grand scale and richly colored canvases and studies, John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) wasone ofthe most influential painters of the nine-teenth century. In this brilliantly illustrated survey, edited by a leading Waterhouse scholar, the painters seductive vision of femininity is captured in sumptuous reproductions and illuminated by an engaging and informative text. Published to accompany an important exhibition of the artists work, the book explores Waterhouses creative responses to such contemporary concerns as medievalism, the classical tradition, and spiritualism. A comprehensive examination of his life and work, including his well-known painting The Lady of Shallott, this volume explores also the artists connection to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and his engagement with French art of the period.