# John William Godward

John William Godward (Wilton Grove, Wimbledon, 9 d'agost de 1861 – 13 de desembre de 1922) va ser un pintor anglès del moviment Prerafaelitisme/Nou classicisme. Va ser un protegit de Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Es va suïcidar als 61 anys i es diu que abans de fer-ho va escriure una nota on deia que "el món no és prou gran per a mi mateix i un Picasso".
No s'ha conservat cap fotografia d'aquest pintor.
Va esposar a la Royal Academy des de 1887. Quan ell es va traslladar a Itàlia amb una de les seves models la família d'ell va tallar qualsevol contacte i fins i tot va tallar les fotos on ell apareixia en el grup familiar. Godward tornà a Anglaterra el 1919, i morí a Londres el 1922.
Una de les seves pintures més conegudes es titula Dolce far Niente (1904), que actualment es troba en la col·lecció d'Andrew Lloyd Webber.

## Llista, incompleta, d'obres

| c.1880-1881 Portrait of Mary Perkington Godward c. 1882-1883 Portrait of Mary Frederica Godward c.1883 Country House in the 18th Century c.1887 Expectation Poppaea Portrait of Harriet (Hetty) Pettigrew in Classical Dress Portrait of Lillian (Lilly) Pettigrew in Classical Dress A Yellow Turban c. 1887-1888 Japonica A Roman Head 1888 A Beauty in Profile An Eastern Beauty The Engagement Ring Flo Ianthe Lily Threissa The Tiff Waiting for the Dance 1889 Callirhoe Grecian Reverie A Greek Girl Head of a Roman Woman Ianthe His Birthday Gift Waiting For An Answer 1890 A Pompeian Bath Athenais Flowers Of Venus 1891 A Pompeian Lady Innocent Amusement The Sweet Siesta of a Summer Day 1892 At The Garden Shrine, Pompeii Classical Beauty Far Away Thoughts (landscape format) Far Away Thoughts (portrait format) Leaning On The Balcony The Betrothed The Playground With Violets Wreathed And Robe Of Saffron Hue 1893 A Priestess (nude) Reflections Yes Or No 1894 A Priestess 1895 Mischief And Repose The Muse Erato At Her Lyre Tigerskin (date uncertain) 1896 Campaspe (nude) He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not 1897 Dolce Far Niente (first version) Venus Binding Her Hair, by 1897 (nude) 1898 At The Gate Of The Temple Idle thoughts On The Balcony (first version) The Ring 1899 The Bouquet The Delphic Oracle The Mirror The Signal 1900 Idleness The Jewel Casket The Toilet 1901 At The Garden Door Chloris Girl In Yellow Drapery Idle Hours Sweet Dreams The Favourite The Seamstress Venus At The Bath (nude) Youth And Time | 1902 An Italian Girl's Head Ionian Dancing Girl 1903 Amaryllis Summer Flowers The Old, Old Story The Rendezvous 1904 A Melody Dolce Far Niente (second version) In The Days Of Sappho 1905 A Greek Beauty A Roman Matron Flabellifera Mischief 1906 Drusilla Nerissa The Tambourine Girl (first version - girl facing the viewer) The Tambourine Girl (second version - girl reclining against wall) 1907 The Love Letter 1908 A Classical Lady A Grecian Girl Ismenia 1909 A Classical Beauty A Grecian Lovely (date uncertain) At The Thermae (semi nude) Tympanistria 1910 A Cool Retreat Noon Day Rest Reverie (first version) Sappho 1911 In Realms Of Fancy On The Balcony (second version) 1912 A Tryst Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder An Offering To Venus By The Wayside Reverie (second version) Sabinella The Peacock Fan 1913 Golden Hours In The Tepidarium (nude) La Pensierosa Le Billet Doux The Belvedere 1914 The Necklace The New Perfume Tranquility 1915 In The Prime Of The Summer Time 1916 Ancient Pastimes By The Blue Ionian Sea Lesbia With Her Sparrow 1917 A Lily Pond The Fruit Vendor Under The Blossom That Hangs On The Bough 1918 A Fond farewell Sweet Sounds 1920 A Red, Red Rose 1921 Megilla 1922 Contemplation Nu Sur La Plage (an exception to all other works, this is a 'modern' nude) Date unknown Grape Vines Ophelia Time To Play |

## Referències

* ↑ Swanson, Vern. John William Godward: The Eclipse of Classicism. Woodbridge, Suffolk, U.K.: Antique Collector's Club, 1997, p. 172–176. ISBN 978-1-85149-270-1.

## Enllaços externs

* Biografia de John William Godward per Vern Grosvenor Swanson (anglès)
* John William Godward Arxivat 2010-03-29 a Wayback Machine. a Godward.org (anglès)
* John William Godward al Getty Museum (anglès)
* Obres de John William Godward a the-athenaeum.org (anglès)