A Masque for the Four Seasons
by CRANE, Walter, Oil on canvas
The influence of the pre-Raphaelites and the Arts and Crafts movement, concerning artistic practice and political views, is clearly present throughout Walter Crane’s personal life and career as an artist. A Masque for the Four Seasons illustrates the strong influence of the pre-Raphaelites even in the mature work of Crane, the strong use of colour, the heaviness and fall of the draperies and the classical yet medievalised beauty of the personifications of the seasons epitomise the core principles of the movement.