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The Passing of Venus
Original price was: $518.00.$259.00Current price is: $259.00.
Artist: Edward Burne-Jones
The Passing of Venus by Edward Burne-Jones, recreated as a hand-painted oil reproduction with the layered colour and quiet procession of figures that mark this famous painting.
Description
Description
A procession of women moves in slow file across a shallow, tapestry-like space, their long robes falling in stacked folds as they carry the veiled figure of Venus toward an unseen destination. Nobody hurries. The scene has the hush of a funeral rite crossed with a pageant, and it was this unresolved mood, somewhere between mourning and ceremony, that held the attention of Edward Burne-Jones through the long years he worked on it.
About Passing of Venus
The painting belongs to the final phase of his career, when he had moved far from illustration and closer to a kind of private mythology built from figures who barely touch the ground they stand on. Colour is kept narrow and cool: greys, dull golds, a scatter of muted blue, so that the eye reads the whole procession as one continuous rhythm rather than a set of separate portraits. Faces repeat with small variations, a device Burne-Jones used often, and the effect is less about individual likeness than about pattern, about bodies falling into a shared cadence.
Every plane in the picture is built up with patient, layered strokes, the kind of handling that rewards standing close before stepping back. A hand-painted oil painting reproduction of this work is made the same way the original demanded: an artist working directly in oil on canvas, matching the tonal range stroke by stroke and leaving the brushwork and surface texture visible rather than flattened out. What reaches the buyer is a painted object with real depth of pigment, not a printed copy of one.
The hand-painted reproduction
This is a picture for a room with some quiet in it, a study, a hallway, a reading corner, somewhere a viewer might return to it slowly rather than take it in at a glance. As one of the more haunting late works by a painter closely tied to the Pre-Raphaelite circle, it also suits anyone drawn to famous paintings that reward patience over spectacle.
- Hand-painted oil on canvas, made by a trained artist
- Available in multiple sizes to suit the wall
- Gallery-ready presentation on arrival
- Certificate of authenticity included
- Painted to order in 2 to 3 weeks, then delivered in 5 to 7 days
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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Real brushwork, layered oil paint, and durable pigments on museum-quality canvas.
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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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