Thursday, October 29, 2015

Tableaux

Julia Margaret Cameron
The Disappointment
1865
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Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) devoted much of her best artistic energy to the now-unfashionable genre of the narrative tableau. The Victorians were exceptionally fond of staging these static episodes from favored literary sources. Tennyson was a friend and near neighbor of the Camerons at their summer house on the Isle of Wight. The influence of his knights and ladies on Mrs. Cameron's imagination was particularly powerful.

Julia Margaret Cameron
Fisherman's Farewell
1874
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Julia Margaret Cameron
Sir Galahad and the Pale Nun 
1874
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Julia Margaret Cameron
Lancelot & Guinevere 
1874
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Julia Margaret Cameron
Vivien & Merlin  
1874
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Julia Margaret Cameron
Death of Elaine 
1875
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Julia Margaret Cameron
The Princess 
1875
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Julia Margaret Cameron
Young Man & Young Woman 
c. 1873-74
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Julia Margaret Cameron
Zuleika
1871
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Julia Margaret Cameron
Lady Elcho as Cumean Sybil
1865
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Julia Margaret Cameron
The Passing of King Arthur 
1874
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Julia Margaret Cameron
Madness of Ophelia 
1875
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All images are based on prints at the Getty in Los Angeles.