The news report this week of a Kate Elizabeth Bunce painting in a Prince Albert cathedral reminded me how much I love Pre-Raphaelite style but often forget to explore it more. A devout Christian, this woman focused much of her work on church commissions and donations. The picture of St. Alban in the prairie church may be part of a triptych of him, Jesus and St. Patrick, but the latter two, if extant, are awol, as are many of Bunce's undocumented pieces. Here is a well-known painting of hers, Melody (Musica).Sunday, July 15, 2007
Pre-Raphaelite on the Prairie
The news report this week of a Kate Elizabeth Bunce painting in a Prince Albert cathedral reminded me how much I love Pre-Raphaelite style but often forget to explore it more. A devout Christian, this woman focused much of her work on church commissions and donations. The picture of St. Alban in the prairie church may be part of a triptych of him, Jesus and St. Patrick, but the latter two, if extant, are awol, as are many of Bunce's undocumented pieces. Here is a well-known painting of hers, Melody (Musica).
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