Sujet

'The Vale of Rest', 1858-1859, (c1902). Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'The Vale of Rest', 1858-1859, (c1902). After a painting in the Tate Gallery, London. Subtitled, 'Where the weary find repose', a quote from Mendelssohn's part-song Ruhetal from Sechs Lieder; scene depicting two nuns in a graveyard, one digging a grave. Millais apparently had the idea for the picture while on honeymoon. From The Nation's Pictures. A selection from the finest modern paintings in the public picture galleries of Great Britain, reproduced in colour. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, c1902]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1902

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D48_081

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47,8Mo (4,4Mo) / 45,0cm x 26,6cm / 5315 x 3145 (300dpi)

Mots clés

coucher du soleil peu commun femelle femmes femme personnes gens le travail religieux le soleil religion la science soirée métier crépuscule système solaire astronomie Britannique outil couleur couleur crépuscule la mort nonne Victorian siècle tombe tombes cimetière couvent nonnes La Grande-Bretagne profession cosse creuser dame concept heure morbide 19e siècle les années 1900 20e siècle dix-neuvie siècle The Print Collector John Everett Millais landscape Unknown Felix Mendelssohn Mendelssohn Felix Millais John Everett Sir John Everett Millais John Everett Millais RA Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy landscape