A couple of watercolours give some insight into those around him, and pose a perplexing puzzle. He ended the 1850s with another masterpiece based on A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Dadd
He painted a series of narratives drawn from the Bible and other sources, and 32 watercolours of ‘Passions’ over this period.
An extended tour of the Middle East proves exhausting, but results in two outstanding paintings. Then Dadd’s world falls apart.
To celebrate his bicentenary, here are some early works, including some of his ‘faerie paintings’ of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
There are many important anniversaries to celebrate in paintings this year: here are some tasters.
An unusual classical god in very peculiar circumstances: what took the goddess of love to the doctor?
Although Bosch’s work is uniquely distinctive, there are similarities with Dadd.
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