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Merlin and Nimue
Original price was: $518.00.$259.00Current price is: $259.00.
Artist: Edward Burne-Jones
Bring home Merlin and Nimue by Edward Burne-Jones, a hand-painted oil on canvas that preserves the muted palette and worked surface of the original Pre-Raphaelite composition.
Description
Description
Stand a few feet back from this picture and let its proportions settle before your eye moves at all. The canvas is tall rather than wide, close to a vertical rectangle, and that elongation pulls the gaze upward through the entwined figures before it settles on the two faces at the centre. It is a scale built for quiet, close looking rather than a glance across a room, which is exactly why it rewards a place on a wall where someone can stand near it.
About Merlin and Nimue
The subject is drawn from Arthurian legend: the enchantress Nimue, having drawn out the secrets of Merlin, binds him within the trunk of a hawthorn, his robe and beard merging with the twisting branches until the old magician seems to dissolve into the tree itself. Burne-Jones renders the scene with the deliberate stillness that marks his mature work of the 1870s, when he had moved decisively away from illustration toward a more sculptural, dreamlike idiom shaped by his study of Michelangelo and by the influence of Rossetti. Nimue stands upright and composed, her drapery falling in long, rhythmic folds, while Merlin sinks backward, his expression caught between resignation and enchantment.
Colour is kept deliberately narrow: greens, ochres, and pale flesh tones move against a background of dense foliage rendered almost as pattern, flattening the space in a way that owes as much to tapestry design as to painting. Light falls unevenly, picking out Nimue face and hands while leaving Merlin partly absorbed in shadow, a device that reinforces the story being told without a single dramatic gesture. Every fold of drapery and every leaf is worked with the patient, decorative precision that defines the Pre-Raphaelite handling of surface.
The hand-painted reproduction
Our hand-painted oil painting reproduction is built to carry that precision across intact. Our artists work from close study of the original palette, matching the muted greens and golds and the particular way light gathers on Nimue upper body, then rebuilding the composition stroke by stroke in oil on canvas so the drapery keeps its raised, worked texture and the foliage its layered depth. The result is a museum quality reproduction meant to be seen up close, where the brushwork itself becomes part of what you are looking at, not a flat surface standing in for one.
- Hand-painted in oil on artist-grade canvas
- Available in multiple sizes to suit your wall
- Gallery-ready presentation, ready to hang
- Certificate of authenticity included
- 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.
Delivery up to 25 days
Worldwide shipping included. Each painting is produced to order and safely packed for international transport.
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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.
Insured Express Delivery
We ship with UPS, FedEx, or DHL straight to your door. You’ll receive a tracking number as soon as your order leaves our studio. Typical delivery is 4–5 business days after dispatch; large, framed, or stretched pieces may take longer depending on the safest shipping route.
Unframed canvases are protected with a film, carefully rolled, and secured inside a rigid shipping tube.
Stretched, Gallery Wrapped, and Framed paintings are wrapped, cushioned with foam protection, and boxed for safe transit.
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