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Inspired by Alfred Tennyson’s The Lady of Shallot, in her final moment when she finally sees Camelot. I heavily referenced Pre-raphaelite paintings and old fairytale illustrations.
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modern(ish) day lady of shalott
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arthurian mythology: elaine of astolat
she is a lady from the castle of astolat who dies of her unrequited love for sir lancelot. she becomes enamoured with him at a tournament, and is the one who nurses him back to health, but leaves afterwards, leaving elaine heartbroken, in which she dies of. in accordance with her instructions, her body is placed in a small boat, clutching a lily in one hand, and her final letter in the other. she then floats down the river to camelot, where she is discovered by king arthur's court, who call her 'a little lily maiden'. lancelot is summoned and hears the contents of the letter, which explains what happened. ashamed, he pays for her rich burial.
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The Death of Elaine by Homer Watson
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Piece I did a little while ago after thinking about Elaine of Astolat for too long.
[ID: An Illustration of Elaine of Astolat and Nimue. Elaine is lying down in a boat in a similar fashion to many classical paintings of her. In one hand she is holding lilies and in the other a letter. She has pale skin and red hair and is wearing a blue dress. On one side of the boat is a tapestry depicting some sciences from her life including Lancelot’s arrival and departure. Nimue grips the side of the boat from inside the water. She has light blue skin, red eyes, sharp teeth, and long black hair. Beside her is a speech bubble that says “get up.”]
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Piece I did a little while ago after thinking about Elaine of Astolat for too long.
[ID: An Illustration of Elaine of Astolat and Nimue. Elaine is lying down in a boat in a similar fashion to many classical paintings of her. In one hand she is holding lilies and in the other a letter. She has pale skin and red hair and is wearing a blue dress. On one side of the boat is a tapestry depicting some sciences from her life including Lancelot’s arrival and departure. Nimue grips the side of the boat from inside the water. She has light blue skin, red eyes, sharp teeth, and long black hair. Beside her is a speech bubble that says “get up.”]
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the drama of the two elaines
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A design I made for my interpretation of Elaine of Corbenic. I’ve been told she’s reminiscent of Elaine of Astolat too. I’ve been trying to do more art for fun, and I’m using this to practice screen tones, patterns and grayscale shading. You’ll see the results next week.
This is amazing!
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John William Waterhouse- The Lady of Shalott
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John William Waterhouse- The Lady of Shalott
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"I am half-sick of shadows," said The Lady of Shalott
Anonymous asked:
Have you read Laura Sebastián's "Half Sick of Shadows"? It's a retelling of Camelot's story through the eyes of Elaine, lady Shalot. YouTuber Jennifer Brooks says it's really good. Have you heard about this book?
I haven´t!! thank you for your suggestion!
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The Death Journey of the Lily Maid of Astolat, from King Arthur’s Knights by Walter Crane (1911)
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Elaine (1877) by John Atkinson Grimshaw (England, 1836–1893). Elaine of Astolat, a figure in Arthurian legend. The tragic story of Elaine, a young noblewoman stranded in a tower up the river from Camelot. She dies for love of Sir Lancelot.
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content-aware cannibalization of some of my favorite arthurian artworks. originally made to be desktop wallpapers but yknow, whatever.
Sir Galahad by George Frederic Watts
The Lady of Shalott looking at Lancelot by John William Waterhouse
It Was Their Last Hour by Florence Harrison
Tristan and Isolt (Death) by Rogelio de Egusquiza