THE ENCHANTED GARDEN ART GLASS PENDANT

Description: THE ENCHANTED GARDEN ART GLASS PENDANT This double sided pendant features details from Waterhouse's "The Enchanted Garden" from 1916, which can be seen at Lady Lever Art Gallery, in Wirral, England. 'The Enchanted Garden' illustrates a scene from Boccaccio's 'Decameron'. This tells the tale of a group of young people who, fleeing from the plague in 14th century Florence, spend ten days isolated in the country. Every day a different member of the group was chosen to be king or queen, and gained authority over the group for that day alongside the responsibility for relating a tale to entertain them. 'The Enchanted Garden' relates an episode from one of these stories. Another painting by Waterhouse, also exhibited in the Lady Lever Art Gallery entitled 'A Tale from the Decameron', (1916) illustrates the group of young men and women telling their tales. The story behind the painting recounts an episode from Ansaldo's pursuit of Dianora. Although already married, in a moment of recklessness Dianora says she will yield to Ansaldo if he achieves the impossible and produces, in January, a garden with the flowers, foliage and fruits of May. As the painting demonstrates, with the help of a magician Ansaldo succeeds in his task, and creates a spring garden despite the snow that was falling outside in the 'real world'. Dianora is now faced with a difficult situation, but decides to confess all to her husband, Gilberto. Gilberto suggests she must comply with Ansaldo's desires, however, moved by Dianora's honesty to her husband, Ansaldo releases her from her reckless contract. The artist's death in February 1917 left the painting uncompleted and it was a tribute to Waterhouse that it was displayed in the Academy later that year, despite its unfinished state. In some ways the subject of the painting mirrors the artists own life. Just as Ansaldo's garden created an idyll of spring flowers in the depth of winter, Waterhouse created a haven of warmth in the winter of his life by spending his time and energy immersed in this painting. ABOUT THE ARTIST:John William Waterhouse (April 6, 1849 - February 10, 1917) was a British Pre-Raphaelite painter, best known for his pintings of female characters from mythology and literature. This piece measures 1 inch by 1 7/8 inches. You are only bidding on ONE pendant. The photo shows two so you can see both sides. The pendant has a different image on each side. It's two pendants in one. If it twists while you're wearing it...it still looks good. The charm is handmade using a stained glass technique. The images are printed on high cotton content paper and set between 2 thin pieces of glass. It is fused together with a very thin layer of copper which acts as a conductor for a lead free solder combination of silver and tin. The charm is very durable but won't stand up to excessive pulling and tugging. You just have to treat it with care. The piece comes to you on a 30 inch ball chain and you can keep it long or shorten it to whatever length suits you by snipping it with a pair of scissors. You could also wear it on a ribbon or cord and it would be beautiful. All my items come from a smoke free home. PAYMENT METHODS: Payment is accepted by Paypal. Payment is expected within 10 days of auctions end. SHIPPING: Winning bidder to pay for First Class Mail shipping to anywhere in the U.S. Insurance is included in the price of shipping. For U.S. bidders, the shipping charge is $2 for the first item, 50 cents for each additional item. We will ship to other countries but will have to quote you the shipping costs once we know your address. This includes secure packing and shipping via First Class or Air Mail. Good Luck and thanks for looking!

Price: 12.99 USD

Location: Monterey, California

End Time: 2024-07-31T04:44:06.000Z

Shipping Cost: 2 USD