Mariana in the South (1897)

Mariana in the South is an 1897 oil painting on canvas by the British Pre-Raphaelite artist, John William Waterhouse. It is now in a private collection. It measures 114 by 74 centimetres (45 in × 29 in). It is a major painting by Waterhouse that depicts scenes from the 1830 Tennyson poem, "Mariana". Mariana prays for the return of the lost love, the dictator Angelo, who brutally spurned her on the loss of her dowry. The picture illustrates the line "And in the liquid mirror glowed the clear perfection of her face" from Tennyson's poem.[1]

Mariana in the South
Artist	John William Waterhouse
Year	1897
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	114 cm × 74 cm (45 in × 29 in)