“In the Bible (Hebrews, 6:19), hope is ‘an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil.’ Here [in Watts painting], Hope is blindfolded, seated on a globe and playing a lyre of which all but one of the strings are broken . . . Hope’s attempts to make music appear futile and several critics argued that the work might have been more appropriately titledDespair. Watts explained that ‘Hopeneed not mean expectancy. It suggests here, rather, the music which can come from the remaining cord’.”
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George Frederic Watts
George Frederic Watts was an influential British painter and sculptor known for his symbolic and romantic style. His works often explored religious, moral, and philosophical themes, deeply influenced by the culture of late 19th-century England. more
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