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Artist
- Name:
- Burne-Jones, Edward Coley
- Dates:
- 1833-1898
- Country:
- UK
Illustration
- Subject:
- People
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Hooper, William Harcourt
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- The Boston Public Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- The works of Geoffrey Chaucer
- Author(s):
- Chaucer, Geoffrey
- Publisher:
- Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1896
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
Theseus has drawn his sword and proceeds cautiously inside the labyrinth, made of concentric stone circles, where he expects to meet the Minotaur. In his hand he holds the ball of Ariadne’s thread, which will allow him to find his way back.
Keywords: 1890s, 19th century, black & white, male, mythology, pre-raphaelite, Victorian
