Oct 31, 2019
Head of a Girl (also known as The Priestess) (1896). John William Godward (English, 1861-1922). Oil on canvas.
The appearance of beautiful women in studied poses in so many of Godward’s canvases causes many newcomers to his works to categorize him mistakenly as being Pre-Raphaelite, particularly as his palette is often a vibrantly colorful one. The choice of subject matter (ancient civilization versus, for example, Arthurian legend) is more properly that of the Victorian Neo-classicist.
