Albert Joseph Moore (1841–1893)

Victorian painter who draped classical beauties in diaphanous silks and named his works only after finishing them.

ABOUT

Albert Joseph Moore (4 September 1841 – 25 September 1893) was an English painter, known for his depictions of languorous female figures set against the luxury and decadence of the classical world. == Life == Moore was born at York on 4 September 1841, the thirteenth son and fourteenth child of well known portrait-painter William Moore and his second wife, Sarah Collingham. Several of his numerous brothers were educated as artists, including John Collingham Moore and Henry M…

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NOTABLE WORKS

The Mother of Sisera 1861 · The Tullie Elijah's Sacrifice 1863 · Bury Art Museum The Shulamite 1865 · Walker Art Gallery Pomegranates 1866 · Guildhall Art Gallery Lilies 1866 · Clark Art Institute Dreamers 1866 · Birmingham Museums Trust

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

John RuskinVictorian art criticism Ford Madox BrownPre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Edward ArmitageAcademic Classicism

Influenced

James McNeill WhistlerAestheticism Frederic LeightonVictorian Classicism Edward Burne-JonesAesthetic Movement Gustav KlimtVienna Secession