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The handsome shepherd, Endymion, was loved by the moon goddess Diana. Endymion wished for eternal sleep, here symbolised by the poppies, so that his lover would always visit him in his dreams. Here, Diana descends in a whirl of flimsy drapery, more erotic than dream-like. It is a late work of the artist, who had been closely connected with the Pre-Raphaelite circle in the 1860s. Edward John Poynter was a noted teacher and administrator as well as painter of classical subjects and ultimately served as Director of the National Gallery, where he supervised the opening of the Tate.

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

Bristol

Title

The Vision of Endymion

Date

1913

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 90.1 x W 69.5 cm

Accession number

K327

Acquisition method

gift from Dame Janet Stancomb-Wills (née Stancomb), 1913

Work type

Painting

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

Queens Road, Bristol, Bristol BS8 1RL England

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Artist or maker

Edward John Poynter

1836–1919

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