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John William Godward

British painter of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, linked to Victorian Classicism. He specialised in scenes of classical antiquity with female figures in marble settings, continuing the tradition of Alma-Tadema with a detailed, decorative style.

Works
4
Years
1893–1908
As prints
1
A Priestess, John William GodwardA PriestessJohn William Godward, 1893Dolce far Niente (also known as Sweet Idleness or A Pompeian Fishpond), John William GodwardDolce far Niente (also known as Sweet Idleness or A Pompeian Fishpond)John William Godward, 1904In the Days of Sappho, John William GodwardIn the Days of SapphoJohn William Godward, 1904From €29A Young Roman Woman, John William GodwardA Young Roman WomanJohn William Godward, 1908

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