tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post4504901603018961351..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Pre-Raphaelite Love TriangleJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-85155743650142179462014-03-22T09:31:34.817-04:002014-03-22T09:31:34.817-04:00It's wonderful to hear Emma Thompson has seize...It's wonderful to hear Emma Thompson has seized upon the Ruskin, Effie and Millais love triangle. I'm really looking forward to watching it. Thanks for making me aware of the forthcoming drama!Chris Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16461933992986384385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-32025711717063491802014-03-21T17:23:03.851-04:002014-03-21T17:23:03.851-04:00Long time fan of your blog! Great information as ...Long time fan of your blog! Great information as always. The BBC made a good show on the Pre-Raphaelites (titled Desperate Romantics) and it did cover this whole relationship. I'm sure the show got some of the history wrong (artistic license and all), but it was still very entertaining. Debi Hammackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10380524754203767014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-33291205108237063662014-03-21T14:14:40.416-04:002014-03-21T14:14:40.416-04:00You're welcome.
Ruskin's house (Brantwood)...You're welcome.<br />Ruskin's house (Brantwood) in the Lake District is a wonderful visit if you're ever in that neck of the woods.<br />(The Great Unknown).Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12120455549012225566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-23222454376028188392014-03-21T12:32:58.447-04:002014-03-21T12:32:58.447-04:00wow---great article and thanks to Unknown above fo...wow---great article and thanks to Unknown above for the link tooCeleste Berginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791708298070342301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-38281673895955914732014-03-20T13:33:43.550-04:002014-03-20T13:33:43.550-04:00The article mentioned by Unknown above is well wor...The article mentioned by Unknown above is well worth a read. I find it a very credible scenario compared to the popular version. Tom Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770238579550226268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-38512667455911673272014-03-20T04:26:15.972-04:002014-03-20T04:26:15.972-04:00Love your blog Jim, and all your work.
The story r...Love your blog Jim, and all your work.<br />The story regarding Ruskin is the popular one, but there are other accounts of what may have happened : http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/mar/29/ruskin-effie-marriage-inconvenience-brownellGavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12120455549012225566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-72828996485766486112014-03-18T18:52:44.329-04:002014-03-18T18:52:44.329-04:00Scheduled for a May 2014 release: 'Effie'....Scheduled for a May 2014 release: 'Effie'.<br />The writer is Emma Thompson.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485067832041694759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-81338446335147310482014-03-18T18:34:39.648-04:002014-03-18T18:34:39.648-04:00This may be one of my favorite stories from art hi...This may be one of my favorite stories from art history. My professor told it with such relish.Janet Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211855672690293121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-57968665452440432912014-03-18T17:47:44.447-04:002014-03-18T17:47:44.447-04:00I'm just so happy for Millais and Effie to hav...I'm just so happy for Millais and Effie to have been able to marry, and that one good thing came of her humiliating, hurtful rejection...her marriage to someone who loved her. Feeling the joy for them as if it was recent. Thank you for the story...I shall see things so differently as I look at the paintings.Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879792367639221264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-68449965310092933072014-03-18T16:29:15.960-04:002014-03-18T16:29:15.960-04:00What a great story. Thanks!What a great story. Thanks!John Kaayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16570233232502054673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-29218372938348952262014-03-18T11:22:19.479-04:002014-03-18T11:22:19.479-04:00Millais' Ophelia seems like that, too. Still o...Millais' Ophelia seems like that, too. Still one of my favorite paintings I've never seen........<br />jeff jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996337570175075303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-55375850883064142452014-03-18T11:13:07.291-04:002014-03-18T11:13:07.291-04:00theartistsday - I was just thinking that! The figu...theartistsday - I was just thinking that! The figure looks unfinished almost given the loving detail lavished upon the rocks in the center. Given the story James told us, maybe he was over-compensating for his growing interest in the woman. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468412901555327732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-80641036611579276172014-03-18T10:42:35.190-04:002014-03-18T10:42:35.190-04:00We see quite a number of Millais work in the UK bu...We see quite a number of Millais work in the UK but of course I've never seen this one. With his work I feel he's more interested in the surroundings than the figure. Look how lovingly he paints the rocks. But of course falling in love with the model gave him an incentive to paint every detail with special attention.theartistsdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226003809268986249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-44109103987930441692014-03-18T09:28:11.655-04:002014-03-18T09:28:11.655-04:00How exciting!
I am lucky enough to live close eno...How exciting!<br /><br />I am lucky enough to live close enough to this museum(worked at the Brandywine as well) to have visited at least 50 or so times (no exaggeration). I am a huge fan of the illustration wing and have spent many days walking down (or over) from the museum to admire Pyle's old studio and pretend all the way that I inhabit the shoes of one of his intrepid students all the way. I'm a child at heart. So why should I tell you all this?<br /><br />All this time and I completely missed the story asscosiated with the painting. How? It's just too epic and apropos for the time the piece was painted. While terrible in so many ways, it seems to have a happy ending with the artist winning in the end.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this.S. Stipickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835344936343126604noreply@blogger.com