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- Title
'The rising genius': Simeon Solomon's unexplored interpretation of Sandro Botticelli.
- Authors
Ward, Henrietta
- Abstract
The article discusses Pre-Raphaelite artist Simeon Solomon and Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli's influence on his work. The author discusses Solomon's role as a Jewish artist using elements from Christian pictorial imagery in his work. Specific topics include influence from Renaissance artist Giotto on Solomon's work, the influence of Botticelli's painting "Madonna of the Magnificat," and Solomon's relationships with authors Algernon Charles Swinburne, Oscar Browning, and Walter Pater.
- Subjects
SOLOMON, Simeon, 1840-1905; BOTTICELLI, Sandro, 1444 or 5-1510; PRE-Raphaelitism; JEWISH artists; GIOTTO, ca. 1266-1337; SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909; RENAISSANCE Christian art &; symbolism; 19TH century British painting; JEWISH history; ART reproduction
- Publication
British Art Journal, 2011, Vol 12, Issue 3, p60
- ISSN
1467-2006
- Publication type
Article