1872
oil
panel
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
Danaë and the brazen Tower is a 1872 oil by Edward Burne-Jones, held at Ashmolean Museum.
In this painting, a woman stands on the left, wearing a long red robe. She has her right hand raised to her chin, and her left hand rests on her hip. Her long hair is loose, and she gazes to the right. The background is a yellow wall with a dark archway behind her. To the right of the woman, a stone tower rises, with a group of people gathered at its base. The scene is set in a courtyard, with the tower's architecture visible in the background. The colors used are muted, with shades of red, yellow, and brown dominating the palette. The painting's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and contrast, drawing the viewer's eye to the woman's figure. If you're interested in learning more about this technique, you can explore it further by looking up "chiaroscuro".
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet (; 28 August 1833 – 17 June 1898) was an English painter and designer associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter.
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