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Moral symbolism featured heavily in the work of the Pre-Raphaelites. Although we can easily miss these clues today, the Victorian viewer would have recognised the references to the lamb of God and the beauty of innocence as represented by the sheep grazing in this painting.
Victoria Art Gallery
Bath
Title
Sheep on a Wooded Hillside
Date
c.1891
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 29.4 x W 46 cm
Accession number
BATVG : P : 1921.7
Acquisition method
purchased, 1921
Work type
Painting
