Drapery Studies
Datenot dated
Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
(British painter, 1833–1898)
Studio Assistant
Matthew William Webb
(British painter, c. 1851–1924)
MediumGraphite on laid paper
Dimensionssheet: 11 9/16 × 8 5/8 in. (29.4 × 21.9 cm)
Credit LineF. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund and Gift of Paul R. Miles, 1992
Object number1992-73
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextAs Burne-Jones’ style matured his interest in classically inspired high Renaissance art, particularly the work of Michelangelo, became more pronounced. This study of drapery as it falls on the figure – and reveals the form beneath is one such example. John Ruskin was to exclaim at this infatuation with drapery, “Why should the tuckings in and out of muslin be eternally interesting?”
