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Posted by David Kirk-jww at 4/6/2012 12:34:08 PM
 A facebook friend posted a link to a google site I'd never seen - google art project. This is pretty wonderful. There are only five Waterhouse pictures, but thousands and thousands of other pieces. You can zoom in on very crisp photos and see detail that's far above anything you see in a book. Among the five Waterhouse was this version of Lamia, which I don't believe I've ever seen. It's in a musem in Aukland. There's no date on Google. Anyone have details? I can't seem to make the picture work here, so here's the address. 
http://www.googleartproject.com/collection/auckland-art-gallery-toi-o-tamaki/artwork/lamia-john-waterhouse/539076/
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Posted by David Kirk-jww at 4/6/2012 2:20:26 PM
 
Posted by David Kirk-jww at 4/6/2012 2:22:21 PM
Here's the address. I can't make the picture work. http://www.googleartproject.com/collection/auckland-art-gallery-toi-o-tamaki/artwork/lamia-john-waterhouse/539076/
Posted by Cathy at 4/6/2012 3:51:18 PM

Hi David,
Isn't it wonderful. Hadn't seen it via the Google Art Project site ...

but had seen it at the picture section here,
http://www.johnwilliamwaterhouse.com/pictures/lamia/?r=%2fpictures%2fsearch%2f%3fk%3dlamia

and at ArtMagick ... http://www.artmagick.com/pictures/picture.aspx?id=11901&name=lamia

and at the Auckland Gallery ...
http://www.aucklandartgallery.com/the-collection/browse-artwork/628/lamia

It was done in 1905 ... and is also known as, Lamia-Keats. There is also another version only known through a black and white photograph that Simon Toll has shared.

Thanks so much for pointing it out ... so beautiful. And for the reminder about Google Art.

Posted by David Kirk-jww at 4/6/2012 5:22:16 PM
 I wonder what else I may have been missing. I thought I'd looked at everything available. I'd seen the other lamia, and when I first saw this one I just thought - that doesn't look right! I was in Aukland years ago but didn't have time for museums on the trip. Now I wish I'd made time! I've been zooming up on the picture available on that google site. It's pretty amazing and I so want more! Where do you suppose they got images that large?
Posted by Jimma at 4/6/2012 7:43:23 PM
Thanks for the post, David. I don't think I've seen this version myself either. And such a clear image too! Great stuff :)


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