John Collier 1850 –1934 Pre-Raphaelite Paintings Review

John Collier 1850 –1934 Pre-Raphaelite Paintings Review

John Collier was a famous painter and writer. He was a Pre- Raphealite painter. The Pre- Raphalites where a group of painters who were interested in the words of the painters before Raphael. They hated the Greek classicism. They miss the days when paintings had spiritual value. As such, they tended to avoid Greek themes like the plague. If they did paint Greek subjects there were surrounded by religious overtones. It is not that they were into Catholicism per say. Rather, they wanted its spiritual values. He worried much about Superstition. He liked spirituality, but feared the superstition that followed.





I think that is enough info on the guy. Now let us review Collier's lovely paintings. The first artwork shows Eve running away. Judging by her expression, she has just eaten the fruit of knowledge. The garden is pretty realistic. This lovely painting by Collier deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting is about an Opera. The Opera is about those who visit the mountain of Venus. Here this knight has ran into her realm. Venus has above her some flowers. They each have a certain power relating to herself. Some grant love, others take it. Beside Venus, we see one of her attendants. Behind her, we see her doves, that are her symbol. This painting celebrates spiritual love. Truly, it deserves 5 stars rating.

Aside from spirituality, the Pre Raphealites liked Medieval legends. In this legend, we see Lady Godiva ridding on her white horse. She felt bad for the citizens being overtaxed by her husband. She asked her husband to ease up on the pheasants. He said he would do as she asked if she rode through town completely in the nude. She issued a proclamation commanding all pheasants to stay indoors. However, a man named Tom drilled a hole in his house in order to see the lady pass. From him comes the saying, "Peeping Tom". In one legend, he was struck blind. In another tale, he died for looking at Godiva. Well, that is the story behind this painting. This cute painting by Collier deserves 5 stars rating.

In this painting, we see Lilith. She was the first wife of Adam. It is said that she sent the snake to speak to Eve. Since her divorce, she has dedicated her life to destroying the children of Adam. Yeah, we all know about horrible ex girlfriends! In any case, this Kabalistic cutie deserves 5 stars rating.

In this painting, we see a maiden playing near the river. The maiden herself is very pretty. It is cute how she is looking at a butterfly. This cute painting about the spirituality of nature deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting is more oriental. It focuses on oriental beauty set in ancient times. As such, we get to admire the handmaidens of the Pharaoh. As the saying goes, it is good to be king. In any case, these maidens by John Collier deserves 5 stars rating.

Above, we see a seer. She is smelling the fumes in order to have a vision of the future. In our modern days, we would say that she is simply hallucinating. However, if the oracles lacked accuracy, then they would not have kept prophesying for more than a 1000 years. In any case, this lovely spiritual painting deserves 5 stars rating.

In this painting, we see queen Guinevre on her way to meet king Arthur. She was brought from a distant land to be his wife. Her wedding dress is really pretty. She is really a true beauty queen. The focus on ornamentation is drawing from art Neouvou. Truly, this lovely painting by Collier deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting is about another Medieval legend. Here we see Sleeping Beauty next to her handmaidens. They all look so serene together. A vine has broken through the window. This is a clear sign that these maidens have been sleeping for a very long time. The entire scenery is filled with ornamentation. Finally, decorative art has gained its just place in the art world. In any case, this medieval themed painting by Collier deserves 5 stars rating.

Above, we see a very cute genre scene. This dancer is trying hard not to crush the eggs, She is dancing on pure instinct. The carpet has lovely ornamentation. This lovely genre scene deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting has some impressionism themes. This one is about detachment. This gentleman may be surrounded by cuties. However, he has a troubled, detached expression. None of these cuties are the maiden he wants. This depressing painting by John Collier deserves 5 stars rating.

In this painting, we see a priestess of Bacchus. She is looking very serious for being dead drunk. It so happens that maidens who worship Bacchus are driven mad. This was Bacchus gift to the women and punishment to the men who denied his mother. In any case, this lovely painting deserves 5 stars rating.

This last painting is very adorable. A mermaid has ran into a little girl. The scene is very cute, like taken from a child's story. In any case, this sweet painting deserves 5 stars rating. I hope that you liked these featured paintings a lot.