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| The Lady of Shalott , 1886-1905 Oil on canvas, 74.1 x 57.5 cm William Holman Hunt, Manchester Art Gallery. |
'I am half sick of shadows,' Said
The Lady of Shalott.
"I am half sick of shadows, 'said
The Lady of Shalott.
The Lady of Shalott was doomed to weave carpets in a tower, she warned that weighed about a terrible curse, and that is not met should not look directly through the window onto Camelot. I could only see the world through a mirror, reflecting the window. Hunt Pre-Raphaelite painter, has a complicated and elaborate symbolism in his work, this table reflects the impact of duty and away from succumbing to the temptations of the world. Places the Lady of Shalott in the immediate aftermath to look directly at Camelot, attracted by the image of being Lancelot. A strong wind shakes her big hair, the thread goes flying through the air, and its fabric is ruined, peace doves fly off, chased from the room. And finally, the mirror cracks from side to side. In a moment the quiet and monotony of their lives in the tower is wrapped in a sea of \u200b\u200bentropy, or more than a sea in a storm, one that will take her to her tragic end.
find room in the silvery lamp with embossed owl decorating, and the sphinxes at its base still standing, a symbol of the triumph of wisdom over the mystery. If we look at the back of the room to the right we see a representation the garden of the Hesperides, where was the tree of immortality, and there is Hercules, represented as Christ, picking apples after defeating the dragon heads science or snake, is the victory over sin. To the right is the Virgin Mary, represented in all its humility, praying with the child Jesus at his feet. Courage and humility to duty in contrast to the dereliction of duty, embodied in the Lady of Shalott, her hair wild, agitated and suspended in the air, and his eyes with his head down, which tells us "I am half sick of shadows "
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