Who painted “Godiva”?

“Godiva” was painted by John Collier in 1897. Where to see it: Herbert Art Gallery and Museum.

What to look for

Pre-Raphaelite: intense colour, hard-edged detail everywhere at once, flowing hair and medieval or literary subjects; Academic art of the time is smoother and more classical.

John Maler Collier (27 January 1850 – 11 April 1934) was an English painter and writer. He was one of the most prominent portrait painters of his generation, and also created history paintings that were usually imaginary portraits of one or two figures from literature, myth, or history. Wikipedia

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More by John Collier

“Lilith”, 1887
“Circe”, 1885
“The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson”, 1881
“Clytemnestra”, 1882
“In the Venusberg”, 1901
“Charles Darwin”, 1883
“Eve”, 1911
“Pharaoh's Handmaidens”, 1883