Godward, John William Biography

Victorian Neo-Classical artist John William Godward was an English artist who was influenced by the Neo-classicist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema and by the Pre-Raphaelites. Along with Alma-Tadema, he was a member of the ‘Marble School’ so-called for its depiction of Classical Roman and Greek subjects - the majority of Godward’s paintings feature women in Classical robes and posing against in Classical landscapes. His artworks are meticulously and painstakingly painted. He regularly exhibited his paintings in London’s Royal Academy where they were greatly admired by the Victorian public.

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