A Dramatic Reading of Augustus Leopold Egg’s Untitled Triptych
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Rutherford, Annabel
Date published
2007
Abstract
This article explores the significance of the theatrical and literary references found in the triptych Past and Present 1858 by the British nineteenth-century painter Augustus Leopold Egg. On the surface the work appears to be a warning against the perils of adultery, but analysis of the three paintings’ theatrical and literary references suggests a possible alternative reading involving a condemnation of loveless marriages.
Journal title
Tate Papers
Issue
7
Publisher
Tate
Place of publication
UK
ISSN
1753-9854
Rights statement
In Copyright
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