The artwork titled “Sleeping Beauty” was created by John Collier in 1921. It is part of the Romanticism art movement and is classified under the genre of literary painting.
The artwork portrays the serene scene of the fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty.” The central figure, the sleeping princess, lies on an ornately carved wooden bed adorned with intricately patterned bedding, her long golden hair cascading over the side. Her peaceful, eternal slumber is encapsulated within the soft rays of daylight streaming through the stained glass windows in the background. Flanking her, two maidens in rich, flowing garments of red and blue sit and kneel beside her, draped in sorrowful poses. The detailed rendering of the characters, along with the opulent fabrics and the austere stone surroundings, imbue the painting with a poignant sense of timeless stillness and melancholic beauty.