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Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May (Waterhouse painting 1908)
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Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May is an oil painting
on canvas
created in 1908 by British Pre-Raphaelite artist, John William Waterhouse
. It was the first of two paintings inspired by the 17th century poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
" by Robert Herrick
which begins:
Oil painting
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil—especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their body...
on canvas
Canvas
Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, and other items for which sturdiness is required. It is also popularly used by artists as a painting surface, typically stretched across a wooden frame...
created in 1908 by British Pre-Raphaelite artist, John William Waterhouse
John William Waterhouse
John William Waterhouse was an English painter known for working in the Pre-Raphaelite style. He worked several decades after the breakup of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which had seen its heydey in the mid-nineteenth century, leading him to have gained the moniker of "the modern Pre-Raphaelite"...
. It was the first of two paintings inspired by the 17th century poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time is a poem written by Robert Herrick in the 17th century. The poem is in the genre of carpe diem, Latin for seize the day.- Theme: Carpe diem :...
" by Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick (poet)
Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English poet.-Early life:Born in Cheapside, London, he was the seventh child and fourth son of Julia Stone and Nicholas Herrick, a prosperous goldsmith....
which begins:
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow will be dying.
External links
- Gather Ye Rosebuds while ye may at Waterhouse:The Life and Work of William Waterhouse.