🎨✨ The Tragic Tale of John Willam Waterhouse's The Lady of Shalott

The Museum of Moving Art on Instagram: "The Lady of Shalott John William Waterhouse (British, 1849–1917) 1888; Oil on canvas Waterhouse’s The Lady of Shalott portrays the tragic heroine from Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem, drifting down the river toward her fate. Cursed to weave the world’s reflections without ever looking directly outside, the Lady, now broken and resigned, leaves her loom and ventures toward Camelot. Her expression of sorrow and longing, paired with her graceful posture, capture