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around her. Outside the circle, the landscape is bare and barren; a group of rooks or ravens and a frog – all symbols of evil associated with witchcraft – are excluded. But within its confines are flowers and the woman herself, objects of beauty. The picture's meaning is unclear, but its mystery and
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The woman in this picture appears to be a witch or priestess endowed with magic powers, possibly the power of prophecy. Her dress and general appearance are highly eclectic and are derived from several sources: she has the swarthy complexion of a woman of Middle-Eastern origin; her hairstyle is like
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In a style typical of Waterhouse, the main character is a lone female figure placed centrally on the canvas. The surrounding landscape is hazy, as though it is not quite real, and the background figures are only discernible on close inspection, deliberately ensuring the witch is the only image of
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Waterhouse paid careful attention to the angles employed in this work, balancing the circle the figure is drawing around herself by using a triangle – her straight arm, extended by the straight stick, held out at 25 degrees to her erect body. The determined face emphasises the witch's power, her
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and that the image is only viewable at a specific required distance from the painting. The article also suggests that it may have been possible to achieve that distance by viewing the painting through reversed binoculars or opera glasses. An accompanying documentary,
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exclusion of the ravens and frog – popular symbols representing magic – and her command over the smoke pillar. Instead of billowing outwards or being affected by the wind, it remains in a straight line. A live snake
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that of an early Anglo-Saxon; her dress is decorated with Persian or Greek warrior. She holds a crescent-shaped sickle in her left hand, linking her with the moon and
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measures 88 cm (34.6 in) high and 60 cm (23.6 in) wide. A private collector holds it. Waterhouse painted a c. 1886 study for
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is one of the paintings featured in The Great Hall at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches in the set dressing of the 2005 children’s TV series,
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exoticism struck a chord with contemporary observers. When the picture was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1886, the critic for the
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Miracles, magic, and the power of prophecy are common themes in Waterhouse's art. More specifically, the notion of woman as
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A later PRS Review essay follows this by presenting evidence that the painting is directly inspired by Theocritus’s
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is one of the paintings with an occult theme featuring in the set dressing of the 2018-2020 TV series,
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A Converted British Family Sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of the Druids
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in 1886, the year after Waterhouse was elected an Associate member. Coming after
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The Magic Circle, or There's Nothing like a Lather by Soap-and-Waterhouse
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is similar in composition to Waterhouse's later 1916 painting,
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John William Waterhouse (The Art and Life of JW Waterhouse)
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A study for the painting, c. 1886, in a private collection
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Inside the mystery of JW Waterhouse's The Magic Circle
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John William Waterhouse
Oil on canvas
Tate Britain



oil painting
Pre-Raphaelite
John William Waterhouse
witch
sorceress
wand
magic circle
ceremonial magic
prime version
Royal Academy
St. Eulalia
Tate Gallery
Chantrey Bequest
National Gallery of Australia
ouroboros
Frederick Sandys
Morgan le Fay
Medea
enchantress
Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses
Hylas and the Nymphs
J. F. Lewis
Lawrence Alma-Tadema

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