Waterhouse The Soul of the Rose Platte Fotoplatte

John William Waterhouse The Soul of the Rose Platte. Oil painting on canvas from 1908. English painter John Waterhouse found inspiration in mythical and literary themes. The Soul of the Rose is inspirred by the Alfred Lord Tennyson poem by the same name, and feys a young redhead in a blue dress standing in a country garden. She lifts hat pink rose to her face, closing her eyes to take in its dugrance. A great gift for fans of J.W. Waterhouse, the Pre-Raphaelites, literary painting, and romantic art.