The Bride
1829
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
About the artist
Artist
Edward Calvert
Edward Calvert (1799–1883) was an artist, born in Appledore.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Bride is a 1829 by Edward Calvert, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting shows a nymph-like figure standing by a brook. This figure is part of a serene landscape with a man in the distance. The artist created this scene as part of a series about the Earthly Paradise, which was a special idea for him. You can learn more about similar dreamy scenes by looking at the work of artist: Edward Calvert (British, 1799–1883)
Calvert produced a small body of work---eleven miniature engravings on wood and copper---each devoted to what he conceived to be the Earthly Paradise. These breathtakingly detailed compositions are among the most intense expressions of the Ancients’ artistic sensibility. In the idyllic landscape of The Bride, a nymphlike figure stands upon the bank of a meandering brook. In the distance, a man invoking the god Mercury strides over the hills.
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Edward Calvert (1799–1883) was an artist, born in Appledore.
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