The Dawn Of Love
Dawn of Love may refer to: * ''The Dawn of Love'' (painting), oil painting by English artist William Etty * ''The Dawn of Love'' (film), 1916 American film *''Sons of Ingmar ''Sons of Ingmar'' ( sv, Ingmarssönerna), also released in the United Kingdom under the title ''Dawn of Love'',
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The Dawn Of Love (painting)
''The Dawn of Love'', also known as ''Venus Now Wakes, and Wakens Love'', is an oil painting on canvas by English artist William Etty, first exhibited in 1828 and currently in the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum in Bournemouth. Loosely based on a passage from John Milton's 1634 masque ''Comus'', it shows a nude Venus leaning across to wake the sleeping Love by stroking his wings. While Etty often included nude figures in his work, he rarely depicted physical intimacy, and owing to this, ''The Dawn of Love'' is one of his more unusual paintings. The open sensuality of the work was intended to present a challenge to the viewer mirroring the plot of ''Comus'', in which the heroine is tempted by desire but remains rational and detached. While a few critics praised elements of its composition and execution, ''The Dawn of Love'' was very poorly received when first exhibited. Etty had developed a reputation for painting realistic figures, and his stylised Venus was thought undul ...
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