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Painting of man in red robes, white dove perched on right hand, on cover of 'William Bell Scott's Screen, A Pre-Raphaelite Romance', by National Galleries of Scotland.
Painting of man in red robes, white dove perched on right hand, on cover of 'William Bell Scott's Screen, A Pre-Raphaelite Romance', by National Galleries of Scotland.
Painting of man in red robes, white dove perched on right hand, on cover of 'William Bell Scott's Screen, A Pre-Raphaelite Romance', by National Galleries of Scotland.
Painting of man in red robes, white dove perched on right hand, on cover of 'William Bell Scott's Screen, A Pre-Raphaelite Romance', by National Galleries of Scotland.
Painting of man in red robes, white dove perched on right hand, on cover of 'William Bell Scott's Screen, A Pre-Raphaelite Romance', by National Galleries of Scotland.
Painting of man in red robes, white dove perched on right hand, on cover of 'William Bell Scott's Screen, A Pre-Raphaelite Romance', by National Galleries of Scotland.
Painting of man in red robes, white dove perched on right hand, on cover of 'William Bell Scott's Screen, A Pre-Raphaelite Romance', by National Galleries of Scotland.
Painting of man in red robes, white dove perched on right hand, on cover of 'William Bell Scott's Screen, A Pre-Raphaelite Romance', by National Galleries of Scotland.

William Bell Scott's Screen

A Pre-Raphaelite Romance

By (author) Emily Learmont

£14.99

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  • The intriguing story behind a beautiful and rarely seen work by a major Scottish Victorian artist,
  • William Bell Scott Scott was closely connected to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Full Description

William Bell Scott’s screen, The King’s Quair, was commissioned by James Leathart, an important collector of Pre-Raphaelite art. The beautifully decorated folding screen took as its inspiration The Kingis Quair, a 15th-century Scots poem attributed to James I of Scotland. Depicting key scenes from the king’s 18-year imprisonment in Windsor Castle, it is adorned by exquisite botanical details and gold leaf.

Split into three parts, this book reveals the history of the screen’s commission, details the remarkable imagery of the screen itself, and finally situates the screen in its historical context by explaining the fascinating personal relationships that were the backdrop to its creation, including Scott’s relationship with the artist and heiress Alice Boyd.

Drawing together the chivalric medieval tale of an imprisoned, love-struck king with the vibrancy of the Pre-Raphaelite social circles in which Scott moved, the reader is given a vivid picture of how this captivating artwork was created. Illustrated with new photography of the screen, this book is a vital new part of the story of British, as well as Scottish art.

About the Author

Emily Learmont is an artist, art historian and arts educator. She is an AHRC-funded Collaborative Doctoral Partnership candidate at the University of Edinburgh and the National Galleries of Scotland researching the life and work of William Bell Scott.

Specifications
Publisher
National Galleries of Scotland
ISBN
9781911054429
Published
3rd Nov 2023
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World
Size
200 mm x 220 mm
Pages
64 Pages
Illustrations
35 color, 5 b&w
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