Obelisk

William Holman Hunt, like his fellow Pre-Raphaelites, was deeply influenced by the romantic poetry of Keats, in particular The Eve of St. Agnes, a 42 stanza tale of martyrdom and virgin love, published in 1820. Hunt’s painting Flight of Madeline and Porphyro depicts the two final stanzas of the poem, where the two lovers flee into the night. read more