Evelyn De Morgan (August 30, 1855 – May 2, 1919) was an English Pre-Raphaelite painter. She was born Evelyn Pickering. Her uncle, John Roddam Spencer Stanhope, was a great influence to her works. Evelyn often visited him in Florence where he lived. This also enabled her to study the great artists of the Renaissance; she was particularly fond of the works of Botticelli. This influenced her to move away from the classical subjects favoured by the Slade school and to make her own style. In 1887, she married the ceramicist William de Morgan. They lived together in London until he died in 1917. She died two years later in London and was buried in Brookwood Cemetery, near Woking, Surrey.
No comments:
Post a Comment