Ceres

Category

Library Item

Item no

30839

Title

Ceres

Description

Ceres dressed in wheat with a wheat crown. Holding wheat in one hand and a scythe in the other. Text: 'Ceres, most bounteous lady, thy rich lees of wheat, rye, barley', ( Tempest, Act IV, Sc. 1).

Artist / maker

Crane, Walter

Date

1906

Size

24.7 x 17.7 cm

Type

Publisher's print

Location

Art and Design Library

The image of Ceres is heavily indebted to the style of Aesthetic art. Her crown and the draping of the dress are all classic trademarks of the Aesthetic style. Crane is able to deftly transition back and forth between styles without compromising his own aesthetic. Again, Crane is using elevated depictions of beauty to attract the eye and educate children in poetry in their literary heritage and in contemporary artistic styles.

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