• "Lady of Shalott" by William Holman Hunt

     

    Essays2 Art

Evaluation:
Published: 06.05.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays '"Lady of Shalott" by William Holman Hunt', 1.
  • Essays '"Lady of Shalott" by William Holman Hunt', 2.
Extract

A Review of William Holman Hunt's The Lady of Shalott (Version 2)
William Holman Hunt's painting The Lady of Shalott (Version 2) is painted from the poem by the same title, written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. William Holman Hunt chose to paint emotionally charged moments and he captures that in this painting. In the center of this painting there is a typical "Pre-Raphaelite" woman who has long, loose, red hair, with very fair skin, and undone clothes ( she is without a corset). This is exact description of the woman at the center of William Holman Hunt's painting. …

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