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Who painted “The Remorse of the Emperor Nero after the Murder of his Mother”?
“The Remorse of the Emperor Nero after the Murder of his Mother” was painted by John William Waterhouse in 1878.
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John William Waterhouse: red-haired, pale women from myth and Arthurian legend, beside water or among flowers, painted with Pre-Raphaelite clarity.
John William Waterhouse (baptised 6 April 1849 – 10 February 1917) was an English painter known for working first in the Academic style and for then embracing the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter. Wikipedia
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More by John William Waterhouse
- “The Lady of Shalott”, 1888
- “Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses”, 1891
- “Hylas and the Nymphs”, 1896
- “Ulysses and the Sirens”, 1891
- “Echo and Narcissus”, 1903
- “Circe Invidiosa”, 1892
- “The Magic Circle”, 1886
- “Sleep and his Half-brother Death”, 1874