The artwork titled “Queen Guinevere,” created by artist Arthur Rackham, is an illustration belonging to the Art Nouveau (Modern) movement. This illustration is part of the series “The Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table,” authored by Nelly Montijn-De Fouw.

May 19, 2019 · John Collier’s richly floral painting of Queen Guinevere’s Maying from 1900 follows Tennyson’s 1859 reworking of Malory, and shows Guinevere radiant during a May Day procession which is reminiscent of Flora in classical myth.

John Collier’s “Queen Guinevre’s Maying,” created in 1900, is a notable piece within the Romanticism movement and belongs to the genre of literary painting. The artwork is currently housed at Bradford Museums and Galleries in Bradford, UK.

Guinevere (/ ˈɡwɪnɪvɪər / ⓘ GWIN-iv-eer; Welsh: Gwenhwyfar pronunciation ⓘ; Breton: Gwenivar, Cornish: Gwynnever), also often written in Modern English as Guenevere or Guenever, [1] was, according to Arthurian legend, an early-medieval queen …

“Queen Guinevere’s Maying,” by John Collier In French chivalric romances and the later works based on them, including the influential Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory, Guinevere is the daughter of King Leodegrance, who had served Arthur’s father Uther Pendragon and was entrusted with the Round Table after Pendragon’s death.

In the artwork, Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere are depicted in a poignant embrace. Sir Lancelot, clad in chainmail armor, tenderly rests his head on the brow of the sorrowful Queen Guinevere, who gently clutches his gauntleted hand.

The Parting of Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); 1874; Julia Margaret Cameron (British, born India, 1815 - 1879); Albumen silver print; Image: 33.8 × 28.1

‘Queen Guinevere’ was created in 1860 by James Archer in Romanticism style. Find more prominent pieces of illustration at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.

Queen Guinevere's Maying by John Collier (1850–1934), c.1897, from Bradford Museums and Galleries

Archer showed Sir Launcelot Looks on Queen Guinevere in 1864 and The Parting of Arthur and Guinevere in 1865 at the Royal Scottish Academy.