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The Old, Old Story :: John William Godward

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John William Godward (1861-1922) The Old, Old Story

Oil on canvas, 1903 (130.8 x 71.1 cm)( 51,5 x 27,9 inch ) Private collection

image: Public domain

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User   User Rating: 400  August 31, 2018


Perhaps the key element of the composition is the pose of a young man. He is obviously interested in a girl, and he probably hopes for reciprocity, but he feels quite free, not timid before her, as if they have long been acquainted, and his courtship is not a secret for anybody, and maybe even he knows that the heroine is interesting, but she just hides it. Apparently, this story is really very old, and it dragged on for some reason, losing the shade of shyness and restraint, characteristic of the [Expand]

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lucky95   User Rating: 491  December 10, 2019


Tags: couple in love, leopard skin, flower, rose, leaves, vine, branch, earth, stone vase, sandals, marble column, windowsill, red curtain, city view, sky, long orange dress, cream Cape, black hair, headband, loving look

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