The Sirens (Les femmes chasseresses)
Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 – 1898)
Datec. 1891/1898
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions84 x 120 7/16 in. (213.4 x 305.9 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN422
Largely self-taught, Edward Burne-Jones became one of the most successful artists of the late Victorian era, producing not only paintings, but also book illustrations and designs for stained glass, tapestries, and mosaics. The subject of sirens—mythical female figures who lure men—intrigued Burne-Jones for many years, and he left this painting unfinished at his death in 1898. John Ringling purchased it in 1928 from the Holford Collection, an esteemed English collection dispersed at auction in that year.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 21, Wall East
19th Century
