Old Wives' Tale, The
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Old Wives' Tale, The, a play largely in prose by
Peele, published 1595.
The play is a satire on the romantic dramas of the time, the first English work of this kind. Two brothers are searching for their sister Delia, who is held captive by the magician Sacrapant. The brothers also fall into his hands. They are all rescued by the knight Eumenides aided by Jack's ghost, who is impelled by motives of gratitude, because the knight had borne the expense of Jack's funeral. The play is rich in songs and magical invocations such as: ‘Gently dippe, | but not too deepe, For feare thou make the goulden beard to weep.’
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An artist in his frame: Andrew Wilton discusses a catalogue raisonne that explores in depth the context as well as the content of Holman Hunt's art.(William Holman Hunt: A Catalogue Raisonne)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Apollo; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; William Holman Hunt A Catalogue Raisonng JUDITH BRONKHURST Yale University Press with the...vols.) ISBN 0300112920 In 1906, almost at the end of his life, Holman Hunt was asked to contribute his likeness to the famous gallery of self...
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Restorer Hamish Dewar examines The Light of the World by William Holman Hunt
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/6/1996; 243 words
; Focus of devotion: The restorer Hamish Dewar examines The Light of the World, a Victorian masterpiece by William Holman Hunt, at Christie's yesterday; it will be returned to St Paul's Cathedral later this year Photograph: Edward Sykes
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DIANA HOLMAN-HUNT; ART CRITIC, AUTHOR.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/14/1993; 534 words
; ...Byline: Associated Press Diana Holman-Hunt, art critic and author of acclaimed...death was not disclosed. Ms. Holman-Hunt was born Oct. 25, 1913...paternal grandmother was the widow of William Holman Hunt, who founded the Pre-Raphaelite...
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The sins of the world: Kenneth Bendiner argues that Robert Rauschenberg's 'combine' work Monogram is not a random assembly but a coherent whole that by alluding to Holman Hunt's The Scapegoat takes as its subject the sacrifice of Christ.
Magazine article from: Apollo; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Scapegoat, painted in 1854-55 by William Holman Hunt (Fig. 3). (5) [FIGURES 1...expressing the same outcast meanings as Hunt's animal, but apparently does...the Israelites died with him. Holman Hunt, who was an exceedingly earnest...
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Hunt replica sells for record pounds 1.8m
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/3/1994; ; 507 words
; A small version of William Holman Hunt's famous painting The Shadow of...s or the many interested dealers. Holman Hunt painted the larger version of...time, but their contract required Holman Hunt to supply a small replica for...
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HUNT'S FAIR LADY A VICTORIAN ART AND LOVE STORY.(DAILY BREAK)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 2/13/2001; 700+ words
; ...error, a paragraph from the ``Hunt's Fair Lady'' story in Tuesday...FOR HIS NEXT painting, William Holman Hunt wanted a live model, a rare and...s vocabulary. She had noticed Hunt, too. He frequented her pub...
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Hunt engravings
Newspaper article from: Lincolnshire Echo; 9/22/2008; 242 words
; Engravings by William Holman Hunt will be on show next year because of the new funding. Hunt painted The Lady of Shalott, the poet...tale of a woman trapped in a tower. Hunt's painting focuses on the moment she...
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William and Lucy
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 11/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...into the spotlight. William Michael Rossetti's...gofer'. A shy man, William found an entree into...when his brother, with Holman Hunt and Millais, founded...Raphaelite Brotherhood. William was 19, and permitted...
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Chaste and symbolic: William Dyce's bicentenary exhibition in his native Aberdeen reveals a painter very different in character from the Pre-Raphaelites, whose precursor he is often said to be.
Magazine article from: Apollo; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; William Dyce was born in Aberdeen 200 years ago...they liked and admired one another--was Holman Hunt, but the contrast between their work is...1860, F.G. Stephens, obviously with Hunt's pictures of the Holy Land in mind...
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Studio Museum honors sculptor Richard Hunt on anniversary gala
Newspaper article from: New York Amsterdam News; 5/31/1997; 700+ words
; ...honors sculptor Richard Hunt on anniversary gala The...renowned sculptor Richard Hunt and museum volunteer Ann...American artists. Richard Hunt, who received "The Artist...Ramsaran, Jack Whitten and William T. Williams were among...explains Kinshasha Holman Conwill, director of...
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William Holman Hunt
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
William Holman Hunt The English painter William Holman Hunt (1827-1910) was one of the founding members...one to remain faithful to its precepts throughout his life. William Holman Hunt was born in London. His father, a warehouse manager...
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Hunt, William Holman
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
Hunt, William Holman (1827–1910). English painter...accordance with artistic conventions. Hunt's work was remarkable for its minute...Like the other Pre-Raphaelites, Hunt suffered critical attacks early in his...
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Hunt, (William) Holman
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Hunt, (William) Holman (1827–1910) English painter, who was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848. Hunt's works, such as The Light of the World (1854) and The Scapegoat...
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Holman Hunt
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Holman Hunt see Hunt, William Holman .
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William Morris Hunt
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
William Morris Hunt 1824-79, American painter, b. Brattleboro...Barbizon school. As teacher and painter, Hunt exerted a widespread influence upon American...See biography by his granddaughter, Diana Holman-Hunt (1969).
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