John William Waterhouse RA (6 April 1849 – 10 February 1917) was an English painter known for effective first in the Academic style and for then embracing the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood’s style and subject matter. His artworks were known for their depictions of women from both ancient Greek mythology and Arthurian legend.
Born in Rome to English parents who were both painters, Waterhouse far ahead moved to London, where he enrolled in the Royal Academy of Art. He soon began exhibiting at their annual summer exhibitions, focusing upon the launch of large canvas works depicting scenes from the daily activity and mythology of ancient Greece. Many of his paintings are based upon authors such as Homer, Ovid, Shakespeare, Tennyson, or Keats.
Waterhouse’s accomplish is currently displayed at several major British art galleries, and the Royal Academy of Art organised a major retrospective of his law in 2009.
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