Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Apparition on the Streckelberg: Philip Burne-Jones
A woman kneels among scattered rocks and turns towards a shadowy upright presence beside a steep cliff. Moonlight breaks through the clouds behind the dark ridge. The printed caption identifies The Apparition on the Streckelberg. Philip Burne-Jones illustrates the fictional encounter in The Amber Witch, using the difference between the pale foreground figure and the barely separated darkness of the apparition.
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Philip Burne-Jones (design). "The Apparition on the Streckelberg: Philip Burne-Jones" [editorial title]. In The Amber Witch, Wilhelm Meinhold; translated by Lady Duff Gordon; edited by Joseph Jacobs; illustrated by Philip Burne-Jones. 1895 David Nutt edition, 1895, David Nutt. Source scan leaf 8. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0142-0003
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The Amber WitchWilhelm Meinhold; translated by Lady Duff Gordon; edited by Joseph Jacobs; illustrated by Philip Burne-Jones1895More from this book
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Philip Burne-Jones (design). The Apparition on the Streckelberg: Philip Burne-Jones. The Amber Witch. Scan leaf 8. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0142-0003