Following on from our session on Wednesday, another Pre-Raphaelite painting but from the female artist Evelyn De Morgan which makes a change from the Pre-Raphaelite "Brotherhood" PRB with its exclusive membership of males. An interesting female perspective on the female form of representation in Victorian Britain and an interesting subject choice of Cassandra the Trojan Princess who was granted the gift of prophecy but also the curse that nobody would believe her prophecies. The Gods certainly did have a wicked sense of humour. Cassandra eventually goes mad in the constraints of her curse and the constraints of a city laid siege for over a decade by the Greeks. Perhaps a comment on a repressive Victorian society?
There is a wonderful collection of Pre-Raphaelite art at the Manchester Art Gallery in Manchester. Here is a link but I would strongly recommend a visit in order to appreciate the splendour of these artifacts.
http://www.manchestergalleries.org/whats-on/permanent-galleries/historic-galleries/pre-raphaelite/
Steve
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