... " "The Festival" by Sir Edward John Poynter, completed in 1875 is a very striking painting. A recent acquisition of the Art Institute of Chicago, it is housed in Gallery two twenty six, which ... other is seated on what appears to be a step. At her feet lay the heads of many roses, in a variety of colors. A basket holds many more. Poynter conveyed a scene of obviously upper class women decorating for what I would assume to be some sort of formal affair. There are no references in the painting to explain ... and billowy garments. It is the latter that gives the painting a sense of liveli...

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