Pygmalion and the Image - Study of Pygmalion for The Soul Attains
1875
Accession number: 1927P476
Pencil with a touch of brown crayon on cream-toned paper.
Width: 289 mm
Height: 228 mm
Information
This version of 'The Soul Attains' shows little variation from the painting, now in the Collection of Lord Lloyd-Webber. Burne-Jones has slightly simplified the rich, angular folds of Pygmalion's robe and cloak. Most scholars agree, based on an excerpt from Georgiana Burne-Jones's 'Memorials', that the head of Pygmalion in Series Two was modelled by W A S Benson in the 1870s.
- Bequeathed by James Richardson Holliday, 1927.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Some Pre-Raphaelite Paintings and Drawings | |||
| 19 | National Library, Aberystwyth | 1955-07 - 1955 | |
| 19 | Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea | 1955 - 1955-10 | |
| Burne-Jones: dal Preraffaelismo al Simbolismo | |||
| 39 | Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome | 1986-10-07 - 1986-01-03 | |
| Edward Burne-Jones: Pygmalion Series Centenary Exhibition | |||
| no cat. | Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle | 2004-10-02 - 2005-01-16 | |
| Hidden Burne-Jones | |||
| 42 | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | 2007-04-04 - 2007-07-01 | |
| 42 | Leighton House, London | 2007-10 - 2008-01 | |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Drawings | |||
| A E Whitley | 1939 | Bemrose & Sons Ltd, Derby | p. 94 |
| Visions of Love & Life: Pre-Raphaelite Art from the Birmingham Collection | |||
| Stephen Wildman | 1995 | Art Services International | p. 308 |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 78 | |
Associated people
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| W A S Benson | Artist's model |
| William Morris | Author |
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