1856
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Gallery
The Eve of St Agnes is a 1856 oil by Arthur Hughes, a British Romanticism work, held at National Gallery.
This painting shows three scenes. The middle scene is the largest. A man and a woman are in a bedroom. The woman is in bed, and the man is kneeling beside her. There are stained glass windows in the background. The other two scenes are smaller and on either side. One shows a man walking through a doorway. The other shows a woman and a man in a dark room. The woman is holding a small animal. The scenes are painted in warm colors. The overall mood is romantic and intimate. The artist has used chiaroscuro to create a sense of depth and contrast. If you want to see more paintings like this, you should look up Arthur Hughes.
Arthur Hughes (27 January 1832 – 22 December 1915) was an English painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
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