Graphite, charcoal, watercolour and gouache on paper
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<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sir-edward-coley-burne-jones-bt-68" aria-label="More by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt</a>
Passing Venus
Presented by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest 1919
actions: postures and motions
actions: processes and functions
adults
angel
Aphrodite / Venus
bed
birth to death
canopy
classical myths: gods and heroes
death
furnishings
group
groups
looking / watching
objects
people
religion and belief
sitting
society
standing
universal religious imagery
woman
<p>The appearance of the work is now far from what the artist intended as a result of the altered balance of light and dark. The paper is lined with canvas and attached to a stretcher. Exposure to light and air has darkened the paper, less so where it overlies the stretcher. The stretcher outline can now be seen as lighter strips. Areas that were painted with lead white have discoloured to a lesser extent than the paper. White 'haloes' surround some brush strokes where the paint was thinned, and paint medium ran into the paper. The 'haloes' are accentuated by the discoloration of the surrounding paper giving rise to a 'photographic negative' effect.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite charcoal watercolour gouache
The Passing of Venus
support: 1069 × 2494 mm
Presented by the Trustees of the <a href="/search?gid=999999977" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Chantrey Bequest</a> 1919
<p>The appearance of the work is now far from what the artist intended as a result of the altered balance of light and dark. The <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/paper" title="Glossary definition for 'Paper'"><span>paper</span></a> is lined with <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/c/canvas" title="Glossary definition for 'Canvas'"><span>canvas</span></a> and attached to a stretcher. Exposure to light and air has darkened the paper, less so where it overlies the stretcher. The stretcher outline can now be seen as lighter strips. Areas that were painted with lead white have discoloured to a lesser extent than the paper. White 'haloes' surround some brush strokes where the paint was thinned, and paint <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/m/medium" title="Glossary definition for 'Medium'"><span>medium</span></a> ran into the paper. The 'haloes' are accentuated by the discoloration of the surrounding paper giving rise to a 'photographic negative' effect.</p>
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actions: postures and motions actions: processes and functions adults angel Aphrodite / Venus bed birth to death canopy classical myths: gods and heroes death furnishings group groups looking / watching objects people religion and belief sitting society standing universal religious imagery woman