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Consulting the Oracle

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Consulting the Oracle
ArtistJohn William Waterhouse
Year1884
TypeOil on canvas[1]
Dimensions119 cm × 198 cm (47 in × 78 in)
LocationTate Gallery, London

Consulting the Oracle is a painting by John William Waterhouse. Waterhouse painted it in 1884; according to Anthony Hobson, "The Illustrated London News described it as one of the principal works of the year". Hobson describes the work as having a "keyhole composition" because a partial ring of women focus upon a single other (the priestess).[2]

References

  1. ^ Consulting the Oracle, John William Waterhouse, Tate
  2. ^ Hobson, Anthony. 1989. J. W. Waterhouse. Oxford: Phaidon Christie's. pages 31, 33-34. ISBN 0-7148-8066-3