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St John Leading Home his Adopted Mother
Presented anonymously 1894
actions: expressive
actions: postures and motions
adults
architecture
Bible: New Testament
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
crown of thorns
features
flower
garden
garden structures
hill
holding hands
Israel
Jerusalem
Jerusalem - non-specific
kneeling
landscape
looking down
man
monuments
mythical, religious, fictional
objects
people
places
plant
plants and flowers
prayer
religion and belief
religious and ceremonial
Resurrection
road
rocky
Saints
sky
St John the Evangelist
stair / step
tomb
townscapes / man-made features
universal religious imagery
Virgin Mary
walking
wall
woman
<p>In this episode from the New Testament the Virgin Mary and St John depart from Jesus’s tomb in the cool, symbolic light of the setting sun. Inspired by Renaissance painting techniques, Dyce has deployed rich colours, clearly-defined outlines and precise brushstrokes, which lend a pristine finish.</p><p>Dyce paid close attention to the natural environment of the Holy Land, the same kind of ‘truth to nature’ favoured by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Dyce never travelled beyond Europe but achieved this authenticity by studying botanical illustrations or observing plant specimens in a hothouse.</p><p><em>Gallery label, October 2013</em></p>
paper unique oil paint
2 September 2006 – 11 November 2006
2006-11-11
2 September 2006 – 11 November 2006
2006-11-11
2006-09-02
Aberdeen Art Gallery (Aberdeen, UK)
http://www.aagm.co.uk
2006-09-02
William Dyce and the Pre-Raphaelite Vision
Loan-out
5 November 2012 – 20 July 2014
2014-07-20
5 November 2012 – 20 July 2014
2014-07-20
2012-11-05
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2012-11-05
Gallery 9
Collection based display
St John Leading Home his Adopted Mother
support: 762 × 1099 mm
frame: 1074 × 1402 × 135 mm
Presented anonymously 1894
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<p>In this episode from the New Testament the Virgin Mary and St John depart from Jesus’s tomb in the cool, symbolic light of the setting sun. Inspired by Renaissance painting techniques, Dyce has deployed rich colours, clearly-defined outlines and precise brushstrokes, which lend a pristine finish. </p>
<p>Dyce paid close attention to the natural environment of the Holy Land, the same kind of ‘truth to nature’ favoured by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Dyce never travelled beyond Europe but achieved this authenticity by studying botanical illustrations or observing plant specimens in a hothouse.</p>
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actions: expressive actions: postures and motions adults architecture Bible: New Testament cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents crown of thorns features flower garden garden structures hill holding hands Israel Jerusalem Jerusalem - non-specific kneeling landscape looking down man monuments mythical, religious, fictional objects people places plant plants and flowers prayer religion and belief religious and ceremonial Resurrection road rocky Saints sky stair / step St John the Evangelist tomb townscapes / man-made features universal religious imagery Virgin Mary walking wall woman