What does the painting "Windflowers" by John William Waterhouse represent?

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What I mean is if there is any symbolism in that painting? Any professionals out there who could tell me the symbolism of it?

asked Jun 17, 2013 in Artworks

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Hi
I think he was painting with the element of Air in mind if anything, the colors of her clothes match the mature Daisies on the ground, blowing in the wind....he seems to have avoided any symbolism though...

answered Jun 17, 2013
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There isn't an enormous amount of symbolism in this painting. Sometimes, the Pre-Raphaelites were simply going for an ideal of beauty incorporating classical or (supposed) late-medieval style, subjects, and appearance, along with their conception of spiritual and creative sincerity/integrity vs. standard academic art of the period.
 
In fact, their works -- like this one -- often didn't really look medieval or classical at all.
 
answered Jun 17, 2013