John William Waterhouse Fine Art Print, Circe Invidiosa

Circe Invidiosa by John William Waterhouse

Circe stands at the edge of dark water, tipping a vivid stream of green poison into the pool below. Her tall, frontal figure dominates the narrow composition, while the concentrated blues and greens turn the act of pouring into the painting’s central event. The liquid, vessel and trailing drapery create a continuous downward movement.

Ovid’s jealous sorceress

Painted in 1892, the work draws on Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Circe poisons the waters where her rival Scylla bathes, transforming her into a sea monster after the sea-god Glaucus rejects Circe’s advances. Waterhouse focuses on the moment before the transformation rather than showing its violent result.

The painting followed Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses of 1891. In both works, Waterhouse places the sorceress at the centre of a carefully controlled classical setting and uses ritual objects to make her power visible.

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