Thisbe John William Waterhouse Invitation
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Thisbe by John William Waterhouse, oil on canvas, 1909, is a vintage painting of a young woman in an interior leaning with her ear to a crack in the wall. The figure wears a long, bright red patterned dress as she listens intently. The subject is taken from stories from ancient Greek and Babylonian mythology of young star-crossed lovers whose families forbid them to wed and could only speak in whispers through the walls of their houses. The Pre-Raphaelite artist Waterhouse paints a timeless and memorable image of an archetype of the forlorn young lady who yearns to be with her betrothed.