The Passing of Venus, 1898, Brush, gouache and metallic paint on cardboard, 16-1/16 x 38-11/16 in. (40.8 x 98.2 cm), Drawings, Sir Edward Burne-Jones (British, Birmingham 1833–1898 Fulham), Overwhelming passion was a constant theme in Burne-Jones’s art. He was working on this study for a Morris & Company tapestry showing Venus’ conquest when he died in 1898. Although preliminary, the intricate composition is clearly established: the goddess enters at left in a winged chariot while Cupid prepares the way
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