The 19th-century "Pre-Raphaelite" painting session attracted several British painters, but they only joined for 5 years, around 1880-1900.
William Holman Hunt, as a charter member of the Society, continued to undertake obligations for their cause,
He constantly examines those immoral sexual behaviors, thus creating the oil painting "The Awakening of Conscience", the painter shows two figures, a man and a woman, and the woman may be the mistress of a man.
Men play the piano and sing, deliberately seducing women. The song on the sheet music is "Often in the Silent Night", a childhood song about girls reminiscing about purity and flawlessness.
It seems that it should be the song chosen by the lady. In the picture, the lady probably wants to stand up, perhaps the lyrics awaken her conscience.
As with the sheet music on the piano, the sheet music in the lower left corner of the painting may have lost its innocence, and the song was adapted from a poem by Tenison and was a popular song at the time.
In the picture, the mirror on the wall in the distance shows that the lady is looking out the window, obviously thinking about the future, where there will be white roses symbolizing purity, so that the lady can return to the past,
The cat on the ground was like a man, playing with its prey, and the little bird, like a lady, seemed to have a chance to escape. I have to admit that such a work, the realistic meaning is very strong.
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