"Lady Godiva"

"Lady Godiva" by John Collier


"Lady Godiva" is a painting about a woman who rode naked through Coventry England to gain remission of the oppressive taxation imposed by her husband on his peasants below him. John Collier, the artist, focuses on portrait paintings, and I absolutely love his work. I absolutely adore this painting. I love the colors, I love the vulnerability Collier has shown through Godiva, and I love the contrast in the photo. Godiva is sitting up on her strong high horse with her royal blankets and her long thick hair, but she alone is bare and not happy. I find beauty in this painting.