The Romeo and Juliet by Francesco Hayez in 1823 and the Romeo and Juliet by Ford Maddox Brown in 1870 is very similar and yet different in some senses in terms of the subject matter, composition, technique and symbolism.
Both of the subject in the two paintings are Romeo and Juliet’s last kiss before they eventually went for sentimentalism together, sacrificing themselves for love. A feeling of depression and melancholy can be sensed through the motif, but still the scene provokes the hope of eternal love.
Hayez set the story in a domestic background, where sunlights comes from the window outside and illuminates the couples to create the atmosphere of the hopefulness in the hopelessness. Brown’s work, however, shows a broader view of the
Both of the subject in the two paintings are Romeo and Juliet’s last kiss before they eventually went for sentimentalism together, sacrificing themselves for love. A feeling of depression and melancholy can be sensed through the motif, but still the scene provokes the hope of eternal love.
Hayez set the story in a domestic background, where sunlights comes from the window outside and illuminates the couples to create the atmosphere of the hopefulness in the hopelessness. Brown’s work, however, shows a broader view of the