They are naked and intimate, although not shown engaged in the act of lovemaking; the mood is instead contemplative and calm, and while the man stares impassively down at the female, she is distracted and stares into space.
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In the background an older nun has just entered the cloister—in the way Rowlandson conventionally sets up scenes of dramatic potential.
The Lady of Shalott is also a personal favorite — purists will note that it's not at all indecent, and perhaps doesn't really belong here.
The Beguiling of Merlin took him nine years to complete.
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Waterhouse was influenced by Lawrence Alma-Tadema — as well as having himself been born in Rome — and his early works include a number of Roman landscapes and still-life paintings.