American Edwin Austin Abbey was a painter and mural maker who illustrated a wide variety of subjects over his career, during a time sometimes called the “Golden Age of Illustration”. The “Dirge” is a rich and moving piece, colored quite imaginatively, utilizing shadow expertly, and evoking a medieval and vaguely Celtic mystery wrapped in an enigma.
Dirge of the Three Queens, c.1895, Pastel on ParchmentEdwin Austin Abbey American (1852 - 1911) |
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American Edwin Austin Abbey was a painter and mural maker who illustrated a wide variety of subjects over his career, during a time sometimes called the “Golden Age of Illustration”. The “Dirge” is a rich and moving piece, colored quite imaginatively, utilizing shadow expertly, and evoking a medieval and vaguely Celtic mystery wrapped in an enigma. |
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