Tuesday, March 30, 2010

John William Waterhouse - Sacrifice at the house altar




http://www.myartprints.co.uk/a/waterhouse-john-william/sacrifice-at-the-house-al.html

2 comments:

Lucy Corrander said...

It seems to me this was really a picture of a couple of Victorian / Edardian servants in a kitchen, putting the bread in the oven . . . only the painter changed his mind . . . low and behold, we are transported to antiquity!

Lucy

Hermes said...

You're probably absolutely right Lucy.