Love's Shadow

1867 painting by Frederick Sandys

Love's Shadow by Frederick Sandys, 1867

Love's Shadow is an 1867 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Frederick Sandys. It was modeled by actress Mary Emma Jones, Sandys' common-law wife. The figure is richly adorned and biting the blooms from some blue violets, which are a symbol of love and devotion in Victorian floriography.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Sale catalogue". Sotheby's. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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Frederick Sandys
Paintings
  • Queen Eleanor (1858)
  • Mary Magdalene (1858–1860)
  • Morgan le Fay (1864)
  • Love's Shadow (1867)
  • Medea (1868)
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  • Emma Sandys (sister)
  • Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
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