Cathedral. "The Scapegoat"(1854-5)- (patuoinas) He wanted to use something from Christs life while visiting the Holy land. As part of the Jewish ritual of Atonement(lunastus), two goats are selected, one to be sacrificed and the other to be released into the wilderness to atone for the sins of the community. The goat depicted Jesus. During the process of creating this painting Hunt found a goat near the Dead Sea and studied and painted it for a long time. "The Lady of Shalott" ( 1886 1905)- poem by Tennyson "The Lady of Shalott". (the Lady's "isolation in the tower and her decision to participate in the living world) The painting depicts the moment when the lady decides to rebel and looks out of the window at Sir Lancelot. Her punishment for this will be death. The motivation to create this painting came probably from the fact that the end of the 19th century was the time when suffragettes started their movements and women freedom was a big issue.
“poet of the people”. Sheltered and isolated life, troubled youth. Relation of man to God and nature, religious uncertainties, the sense of cycles in history, the rise and fall of civilisations. “The Lady of Shalott” based on Arthurian legends; gender and society issues, position of the woman. Ivory Tower (an ideal place disconnected from the real world where academics and artists find refuge). The role of the artist; setting art aside means death for the artist.
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