Whence? Whither? : the late meditations of G.F. Watts

Author

Lamb, Joseph

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Register of the Spencer Museum of Art. 1990, Num. 7, Vol. 6, 23-30, 5 ill.

ISSN

0733-866X

Abstract (en)

Interpretation of the 1903-1904 painting (Lawrence, University of Kansas, Spencer Museum of Art) as a meditation on death. Links the work with Watts's admiration for the writings of Darwin, and also examines the Christian interpretations given by the artist's contemporaries.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United Kingdom
• Watts, George Frederick, 1817-1904
• Painting
• Great Britain
• 1900-2000
• Whence? Whither?
• University of Kansas, Spencer Museum of Art||Lawrence (KS, USA)
• Death
• Iconography
• Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
• Writings
• Influence
• Christian iconography

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Royaume-Uni
• Watts, George Frederick, 1817-1904
• Peinture
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1900-2000
• D'où? Vers où?
• University of Kansas, Spencer Museum of Art||Lawrence (KS, USA)
• Mort
• Iconographie
• Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
• Ecrits
• Influence
• Iconographie chrétienne

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19930401-00367283

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