Scarlett Memories

Once upon a time there was an amazing man called Philip Burne Jones who had a vision of a vampiress during her nightly visit 😉

Born in 1861, our 2nd Baronet quit the Oxford university and became a painter like his father.
He painted portraits of many well-known persons of the time.
His most famous painting is titled ”The Vampire” and is believed to have been modeled by his lover at the time, actress Mrs Patrick Campbell – it was finished in 1897.

It depicts a seductive vampire leaning over a sleeping man in the moments before she is about to feed.
The painting was used as inspiration by his cousin – the famous Rudyard Kipling and we were thus graced with the poem ”The Vampire” that you can read HERE

Also Robert G. Vignola’s black and white silent-movie ”The Vampire” from 1913 features a scene called “The Vampire Dance” – directly influenced by the painting. It is generally considered the first recognized film depicting the vamp character, also known as femme fatale.

Alice Eis and Bert French performing the “Vampire Dance”
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† Vampiric Art
† Poetry