Golden Water (Princess Parisade), by Rossetti

An image of Golden Water (Princess Parisade). Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (British, 1828-1882). Bodycolour on paper, laid on fine linen on a stretcher, height 365 mm, width 187 mm, 1858. Notes: The subject is taken from the story in the 'Arabian Nights' of the two sisters who were jealous of their younger sister, Princess Parisade, depicted here carrying the black barrel containing the golden water. In the distance stands the green mountain; behind her is the lilac singing tree with the scarlet talking bird fluttering in the branches heavy with mauve blossom.

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Golden Water (Princess Parisade). Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (British, 1828-1882). Bodycolour on paper, laid on fine linen on a stretcher, height 365 mm, width 187 mm, 1858. Notes: The subject is taken from the story in the 'Arabian Nights' of the two sisters who were jealous of their younger sister, Princess Parisade, depicted here carrying the black barrel containing the golden water. In the distance stands the green mountain; behind her is the lilac singing tree with the scarlet talking bird fluttering in the branches heavy with mauve blossom.

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Accession Number: 2148
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 514 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 0.96MB
Captured: 2011:04:13 10:03:14

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19th Century Arabian Nights auburn barrel beauty birds blossom bodycolour British clothes clothing costume Dante Gabriel Rossetti English female Fitz_PDP floral flowers full length hair idealised lady linen long hair long haired medievalism Pre-Raphaelite princess red robes Rossetti scarlet Victorian woman

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