The Flower Book - Saturn's Loathing
1905
Accession number: 1953P5.30
Colour facsimile. Collotype print.
Information
A page from the facsimile edition of Burne-Jones' Flower Book, one of 38 watercolour designs reproduced by Henri Piazza et Cie, for the Fine Art Society, London in 1905. 'Saturn's Loathing' refers to thyme (Thymus vulgaris), a play on words and association by Burne-Jones, as Saturn, in his Greek guise is 'Cronos', or 'Father Time'. Thyme was known throughout 16th century Britain as 'Mother-of-Thyme' or 'Mother Thyme'. Two paintings of the late 1880s recall this scene, 'Flodden Field' (Musee d'Orsay, 1882) and 'Sun Ripening Corn' (Tate Britain, c. 1889).
- Purchased, 1953
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A thing the most repugnant to the Earth-god; armed men joining battle in a cornfield and trampling the ripe grain under their horses' hoofs. | ||||
| Label | - | Printed | - | description of the scene, written by the artist. printed by the artist, herein a facsimile |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Flower Book. | |||
| Edward Burne-Jones | 1994 | Taschen | Pl. XXX |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 73 | |
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