Venus Rising from the Sea by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt ARA (original) (raw)

Venus Rising from the Sea

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt ARA (1833-1898)

c.1870

Oil on canvas?

According to the entry in the Sotheby's catalogue, "This present work dates from c. 1870, although the subject originates from a design of 'Venus Rising from the Sea,' part of the Cupid and Psyche series of illustrations to William Morris's narrative 'The Earthly Paradise," which was begin in 1864" (p. 27).