The Resurrection of the Daisy
Date1861
Artist
James Smetham
(English painter, printmaker, and writer, 1821–1889)
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 4 × 5 3/4 in. (10.2 × 14.6 cm)
sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (21.6 × 29.8 cm)
sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (21.6 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2006
Object number2006-58
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextJames Smetham was part of the circle of artists associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The Resurrection of the Daisy was inspired by Chaucer's Legend of the Good Women and includes a passage from the prologue of this text beneath the image. Although the artist's intent is somewhat enigmatic, the meaning of the subject can generally be interpreted as a reference to the symbolic presence of spiritual love and Christian resurrection in the springtime growth of the daisy. 
