Who painted “Medea”?

“Medea” was painted by Frederick Sandys in 1868. Where to see it: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

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.

Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys (born Antonio Frederic Augustus Sands), 1 May 1829 – 25 June 1904, usually known as Frederick Sandys, was a British painter, illustrator, and draughtsman, associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. Wikipedia

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More by Frederick Sandys

“Helen of Troy”, 1867
“Mary Magdalene”, 1858
“Morgan le Fay”, 1864
“Love's Shadow”, 1867
“Queen Eleanor”, 1858
“Vivien”, 1863
“Oriana”, 1861
“Breydon Water, Norfolk”, 1871