Description
John William Waterhouse’s The Lady of Shalott Looking at Lancelot places the woman in a narrow interior, caught among hanging threads. Her pale dress and dark hair stand before a large mirror, while loose strands stretch across the scene. Rich fabrics and scattered objects fill the lower space.
The forward movement of the figure makes the room feel suddenly disturbed. The mirror offers another view within the picture, and the tangled threads give that change a physical form. Waterhouse concentrates the drama in posture and interrupted work.
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