John william godward mischief and reposed

Painting by John William Godward

Mischief and Repose is an 1895 oil-on-canvas painting by British artist John William Godward. It has been held by the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles since 1979. Godward painted a second, smaller painting, with a different composition but the same title, in 1909.

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Godward's 1895 painting depicts an interior scene from Ancient Greece or Rome, following the Neoclassical tradition of Lawrence Alma-Tadema. It depicts two auburn-haired young women, both dressed in long flowing robes modelled on an ancient chiton, made of a sheer material, respectively blue and grey, and tied at the waist.

For the two female subjects, Godward used his regular models, Hetty Pettigrew and Lily Pettigrew [es]. It is signed and dated on the multicoloured marble wall in the upper left corner, "J.

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W. GODWARD '95". The landscape composition measures 60.6 cm × 133 cm (23.9 in × 52.4 in).

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