Oil Paint
Oil paint is a slow-drying art medium made with pigment and a drying-oil binder that allows extended working time, smooth blending, and layered application.
Painter
Edward Burne-Jones
Edward Burne-Jones was a British Pre-Raphaelite-associated painter whose dreamlike medieval scenes, elongated figures, and rich colors shaped late Victorian art.
Edward Burne-Jones quick facts
Burne-Jones became a leading later Pre-Raphaelite artist, creating poetic medieval and mythological scenes in both oil and water-based paints.
| Born | 1833 · Birmingham, England |
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| Died | 1898 · London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Movements | Pre-Raphaelite circle (associate; not a founding member) |
| Paint types | Oil Paint · Watercolor Paint · Gouache Paint |
| Painting surfaces | Canvas · Paper |
| Painting methods | Careful preparatory drawings, layered oil color, controlled contours, elongated figures, and watercolor studies heightened with opaque bodycolor |
| Common subjects | Arthurian legend, medieval romance, classical mythology, angels, lovers, musicians, and symbolic figures |
| Notable works | The Love Song · The Golden Stairs · Love among the Ruins · The Prioress's Tale |
| Membership distinction | Not one of the seven founders of the 1848 Brotherhood; part of the later Pre-Raphaelite circle. |
Sources: The Met: The Love Song, oil on canvas, National Trust: Love among the Ruins, oil on canvas and earlier gouache, Delaware Art Museum: The Prioress's Tale, watercolor and gouache, The Met: The Pre-Raphaelite Legacy.
Paint types used
The Met records The Love Song as oil on canvas; Delaware Art Museum documents The Prioress's Tale as watercolor and gouache on paper.
Watercolor Paint
Watercolor paint is a water-based art medium made with pigment and a water-soluble binder, typically applied in transparent washes on absorbent paper.
Gouache Paint
Gouache paint is an opaque, water-based art medium made with pigment and a water-soluble binder, drying to a matte finish that can be reactivated with water.
Surface types used
Canvas supported his large oil paintings. Paper supported watercolor and opaque bodycolor works, sometimes subsequently laid down on linen.
Canvas
Canvas is a woven fabric support, commonly cotton or linen, used for painting and sold either raw or prepared with a compatible ground layer.
Paper
Paper is an absorbent sheet material made from pressed fibers, with weight, sizing, and surface texture controlling moisture tolerance and paint behavior.
Painters similar to Edward Burne-Jones
Rossetti collaborated with Burne-Jones in the later Pre-Raphaelite circle; Ford Madox Brown likewise influenced the Brotherhood's medieval and naturalist interests.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Ford Madox Brown
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