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George Frederic Watts OM RA (23 February 1817 – 1 July 1904) was a British painter and sculptor associated with the Symbolist movement. Watts became famous in his lifetime for his allegorical works, such as Hope and Love and Life .
- Painting, sculpture
- Symbolist
- English
George Frederic Watts, a volte noto con il nome di George Frederick Watts (Marylebone, 23 febbraio 1817 – Compton, 1º luglio 1904), è stato un pittore e scultore inglese dell'epoca vittoriana, spesso associato al movimento artistico del Simbolismo. Watts divenne famoso nel suo tempo per le sue opere allegoriche, come Hope e Love ...
George Frederic Watts, OM, RA (London 23 February 1817 – 1 July 1904) was an English Victorian painter and sculptor associated with the Symbolist movement. He said "I paint ideas, not things." Watts became famous in his lifetime for his allegorical works, such as Hope and Love and Life.
- British
- February 23, 1817
- Marylebone, London, United Kingdom
- July 1, 1904
George Frederic Watts (23 February 1817 – 1 July 1904) was a British painter and sculptor associated with the Symbolist movement. Watts became famous in his lifetime for his allegorical works, such as Hope and Love and Life. These paintings were intended to form part of an epic symbolic cycle called the "House of Life", in which the emotions ...
15 apr 2024 · George Frederick Watts (born Feb. 23, 1817, London—died July 1, 1904, Compton, Surrey, Eng.) was an English painter and sculptor of grandiose allegorical themes. Watts believed that art should preach a universal message, but his subject matter, conceived in terms of vague abstract ideals, is full of symbolism that is often obscure ...
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George Frederic Watts. British Painter and Sculptor. Born: February 23, 1817 - London, England. Died: July 1, 1904 - Compton, Surrey, England. Movements and Styles: Symbolism. "I paint ideas, not things.
George Frederic Watts, The Minotaur, 1885, oil on canvas, 118 x 94.5 cm (Tate Britain, London) George Frederic Watts was a colossus of the Victorian art world. The first living artist to have a solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, in his heyday Watts was the most celebrated painter in the country, and that at a time when the ...
