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EDWARD BURNE-JONES. King Cophetua & the Beggar Maid
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King Cophetua & the Beggar Maid
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King Cophetua & the Beggar Maid; The King and the Beggar-maid" is a Medieval romance which tells the legend of the prince Cophetua and his unorthodox love for the beggar Penelophon (or Zenelophon); According to tradition, Cophetua was an African king known for his lack of any natural sexual attraction to women. One day while looking out a palace window he witnesses a young beggar (Penelophon) suffering for lack of clothes. Struck by love at first sight, Cophetua decides that he will either have the beggar as his wife or commit suicide. Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet ARA (28 August 1833 – 17 June 1898) was an English artist and designer closely associated with the later phase of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, who worked closely with William Morris on a wide range of decorative arts as a founding partner in Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
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ART & ARTIST
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Album / The Pierce Archive
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2000 x 3000 px | 17.2 MB
Print size:
16.9 x 25.4 cm | 6.7 x 10.0 in (300 dpi)
