Portrait of a Young Girl 1866–80 Sir Edward Burne-Jones British The subject of this ethereal portrait drawing has not been definitively identified, but her soulful eyes and sensual mouth resemble those of Maria Cassavaetti Zambaco, a British artist of Greek descent with whom Burne-Jones had a passionate, then tortured, affair between 1866 and 1869. After their association ended, the artist used her features to represent temptresses such as Nimue and Phyllis in thematic Portrait of a Young Girl. Sir Edward Burne-Jones (British, Birmingham 1833–1898 Fulham). 1866–80. Graphite. Drawin
Portrait of a Young Girl 1866–80 Sir Edward Burne-Jones British The subject of this ethereal portrait drawing has not been definitively identified, but her soulful eyes and sensual mouth resemble those of Maria Cassavaetti Zambaco, a British artist of Greek descent with whom Burne-Jones had a passionate, then tortured, affair between 1866 and 1869. After their association ended, the artist used her features to represent temptresses such as Nimue and Phyllis in thematic Portrait of a Young Girl. Sir Edward Burne-Jones (British, Birmingham 1833–1898 Fulham). 1866–80. Graphite. Drawings
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