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An Angel Playing a Flageolet
Original price was: $518.00.$259.00Current price is: $259.00.
Artist: Edward Burne-Jones
An Angel Playing a Flageolet by Burne-Jones, recreated as a hand-painted oil reproduction with the quiet tonal control that has drawn viewers to it for generations.
Description
Description
People have long paused before this quiet figure, drawn to a face that seems both otherworldly and gently human. Viewers return to it for the stillness it holds, a moment that asks nothing more than to be looked at closely.
About Angel Playing a Flageolet
The angel stands in profile, absorbed in the small wooden flageolet held to its lips, and the whole picture turns on that single act of attention. Burne-Jones builds the figure from soft, close-valued colour, letting robes and wings settle into muted greens and golds rather than announcing themselves in bright contrast. The line of the face and the fall of drapery carry the weight of the design, while the background stays plain enough that nothing competes with the angel for the eye. This restraint places the work within the mature phase of the artist career, when he had moved past the sharper detail of early Pre-Raphaelite work toward a calmer, more decorative treatment of the figure, closer in spirit to the Italian masters he admired.
Look closely and the paint itself does much of the quiet work. Thin, even layers build the flesh tones, while the robe is handled with slightly thicker strokes that catch the light differently, giving the surface a gentle variation rather than a flat finish. Burne-Jones controlled tone with great patience, and that patience is what gives the image its calm.
A ByMuseum artist recreates this painting as a hand-painted oil painting reproduction, working in oil on artist-grade canvas rather than printing the image. Each version is hand-painted by a professional artist who studies the original palette and rebuilds the drapery, the flageolet, and the angel face stroke by stroke, so the finished canvas carries real brushwork and the slight ridges of applied paint that a print can never hold.
The hand-painted reproduction
Live with this painting and it keeps giving something back. A fold of cloth catches evening light differently than it did that morning. The angel expression seems to shift slightly depending on where you stand. That slow unfolding, rather than a single strong impression, is what makes the picture worth having on a wall you pass every day.
- Hand-painted oil on canvas, not a printed reproduction
- Available in multiple sizes to suit your space
- Gallery-ready presentation for immediate display
- Certificate of authenticity included with every order
- 90 day returns with a full refund or a free replacement, no restocking fee
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Each ByMuseum artwork is a hand-painted oil painting reproduction created by trained artists on high-quality cotton canvas. Every piece is reviewed, finished, and packed according to the framing option you select.
Empty walls flatten a room. A classical artwork restores structure and visual hierarchy. One painting defines the space, anchors furniture, and establishes identity.
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Authentic hand-painted reproduction
Real brushwork, layered oil paint, and durable pigments on museum-quality canvas.
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If the result does not meet expectations, return it for a full refund.
Unframed — Rolled in Tube
Your artwork is painted on premium cotton canvas, then shipped safely rolled in a rigid tube with extra blank canvas border — ready for stretching or framing locally.
Framed — Ready to Hang
Select a handcrafted frame and we’ll deliver your painting fully assembled, protected, and ready to hang.
For safe shipping, framing is available up to a maximum size. Larger sizes will automatically disable the frame option.
Stretched Canvas
Choose “Stretched” to receive your canvas mounted on wooden stretcher bars — perfect if you’ll frame it later or display it as-is.
Gallery Wrap
Gallery Wrap is a deeper, 1.5" style stretcher. The canvas wraps around the sides and is stapled on the back for a clean, modern, frameless look.
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Unframed canvases are protected with a film, carefully rolled, and secured inside a rigid shipping tube.
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