Inspired by charcoal drawings made on location within Her Majesty's Tower of London, this is one of the series of 30 paintings commissioned from Stephen B Whatley for The Tower in 2000. In this particular area of The Tower it was not possible to set up a large canvas, as the area is generally flooded with people.
The Bloody Tower was built in the early 1220s; while the upperpart of the present tower was largely reconstructed in 1360 during the reign of Edward III.
The tower was once known as The Garden Tower as it adjoined the Lieutenant's garden - but some time during the Tudor period it became known as The Bloody Tower because (or, so James I was told when he visited the Tower in 1604) it was where the 'Princes in The Tower' had been murdered; the histry of which is inclusive. Nevertheless this gruesome segment of history was another of the stories depicted in another of Stephen's paintings, to be shown soon, of 'The Murder of The Two Princes'.
Through the archway, can be seen Traitors' Gate, that leads from the outer wall of The Tower to The River Thames.
Oil on canvas 40 x 30in
Collection Historic Royal Palaces,UK
21 Июль 2010, 23:17 Len Janes Photography (Back but slow) Nice work Stephen.
22 Июль 2010, 17:21 Hugotepic Refreshing!! Awesome art!
22 Июль 2010, 18:25 Quay Bell Now this is Awesome~got all my colors in it~~thanks for sharing~!
22 Июль 2010, 20:24 Mystic Ed & Fluffy
La Tour de Londres
a rendez-vous
avec la Tour de Pise
elles se disent bonjour
et se font une petite bise (Kay's nursery rhyme)The Tower of London
has a rendez-vous
with the Tower of Pise
they say good morning to each other
and they give a little kiss to each other
23 Июль 2010, 15:33 prdsra MAGNIFICENT! i have no other word to describe this!
23 Июль 2010, 23:25 Gravityx9
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24 Июль 2010, 13:40 Stephen B Whatley
great shot!!! ….Awesome Colorful image!
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25 Июль 2010, 00:34 jon x Thank you LenMany thanks Hugo.Thank you Quay - I'm glad.Very sweet, Kay...Little Miss Muffett!!Many thanks EdPrdsra - Thank you.Thank you BB!
25 Июль 2010, 14:56 Mystic Ed & Fluffy At a glance the colors are relentlessly sunny, but on closer examination the effects you achieve go beyond splashy colors; it's like using a happy melody to sing a grim and haunting history.
26 Июль 2010, 09:24 Mystic Ed & Fluffy What an amazing thing that Jon has said here...so much colour...so much tradgedy...so much history..and you will go down in it dearest friend!
26 Июль 2010, 20:15 Stephen B Whatley
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27 Июль 2010, 12:28 Jason's Travel Photography Beautiful words Jon , thank you.Thank you very much Ed.
27 Июль 2010, 12:40 Stephen B Whatley Beautiful work!
27 Июль 2010, 22:43 Jen's Photography Thank you Jason
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