"The Crystal Ball", a classic oil painting from John William Waterhouse, finds a Renaissance beauty in an elegant red velvet gown gazing thoughtfully into a small crystal ball cupped in her hands. The young woman's black hair is bound at the nape of her neck and her red lips and rosy cheeks perfectly accentuate her ivory pale skin. Her room is as elegant as she, a wood and red velvet chair pulled up to a heavy wooden desk, atop which lays open a large book. Her window is arched and reveals large, old trees only yards outside it. It is a world to get lost in, and to revisit to get lost in it again. English artist John William Waterhouse painted in the late 1800s and early 1900s, mostly classical and historical subjects. In "The Crystal Ball" he has a woman in a long red dress consulting a crystal ball with the aid of a magic book. In the original edition, there was a skull shown, but a later owner had the skull painted over with the blue curtains and that is what is shown here. Enjoy the romance and mystery of this classic painting from John William Waterhouse with your own matted and framed copy. Reference Note: For more information see 'pre-raphaelite art', 'Waterhouse artist', and 'historical art'. Also see 'John William Waterhouse', 'JW Waterhouse', or 'Jon Waterhouse'."