British artist Henry Ryland specialized in watercolors set in antiquity, in which maidens draped in diaphanous robes served the purpose of what today might be termed as enchanting. In this, Ryland felt the impact of both the British Pre-Raphaelites and the Neo-Classicists. His “Gossip” is emblematic of the stylized classical genres he created during his career.
Gossip of the Corinthian Women, after Henry RylandHenry Ryland British (1856 - 1924) |
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British artist Henry Ryland specialized in watercolors set in antiquity, in which maidens draped in diaphanous robes served the purpose of what today might be termed as enchanting. In this, Ryland felt the impact of both the British Pre-Raphaelites and the Neo-Classicists. His “Gossip” is emblematic of the stylized classical genres he created during his career. |
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