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Head a Woman Georgiana BurneJones
Bequeathed by J.R. Holliday 1927
adults
body
Burne-Jones, Georgiana
head / face
individuals: female
named individuals
people
portraits
woman
<p>These studies are connected with the triptych of 'The Adoration of the Kings and the Annunciation', which is on display in Room 9 and which was originally painted for St Paul's Church, Brighton. Dissatisfied with his first attempt, Burne-Jones subsequently completed a second version of the composition for the church, which is currently at Brighton Art Gallery. Following established Pre-Raphaelite practice, he used his friends as models for the triptych, but there is some debate as to whether it was Jane Morris or his wife, Georgiana, who posed as the Virgin. Two of the studies appear to show Georgiana, while another depicts the head of one of the female attendants in the 'Adoration'.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite
20 April 2015 – 7 May 2017
2017-05-07
1 March 2015 – 7 May 2017
2017-05-07
2015-03-01
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2015-04-20
Pre Raphaelite Works on Paper
Collection based display
24 October 2018 – 24 February 2019
2019-02-24
24 October 2018 – 24 February 2019
2019-02-24
2018-10-24
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2018-10-24
Edward Burne-Jones
Exhibition
14 September 2019 – 31 May 2020
2020-05-31
14 September 2019 – 26 January 2020
2020-01-26
2019-09-14
Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde (Stockholm, Sweden)
http://www.waldermarsudde.com
21 February 2020 – 31 May 2020
2020-05-31
2020-02-21
KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes (Bergen, Norway)
2019-09-14
Edward Burne-Jones: The Pre-Raphaelites and the North
Loan-out
17 May 2021 – 15 August 2021
2021-08-15
17 May 2021 – 15 August 2021
2021-08-15
2021-05-17
Bewdley Museum (Bewdley, UK)
2021-05-17
The MacDonald Sisters
Loan-out
Head of a Woman: ?Georgiana Burne-Jones
support: 140 × 166 mm
Bequeathed by J.R. Holliday 1927
<p>These studies are connected with 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/t/triptych" title="Glossary definition for 'Triptych'"><span>triptych</span></a> of 'The Adoration of the Kings and the Annunciation', which is on display in Room 9 and which was originally painted for St Paul's Church, Brighton. Dissatisfied with his first attempt, Burne-Jones subsequently completed a second version of 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/c/composition" title="Glossary definition for 'Composition'"><span>composition</span></a> for the church, which is currently at Brighton Art Gallery. Following established  <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/pre-raphaelite" title="Glossary definition for 'Pre-Raphaelite'"><span>Pre-Raphaelite</span></a> practice, he used his friends as models for the triptych, but there is some debate as to whether it was Jane Morris or his wife, Georgiana, who posed as the Virgin. Two of the studies appear to show Georgiana, while another depicts the head of one of the female attendants in the 'Adoration'.</p>
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2004-08-18T00:00:00
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adults body Burne-Jones, Georgiana head / face individuals: female named individuals people portraits woman