Boreas 1903

John William Waterhouse's "Boreas" (1903) depicts a woman in a flowing gown, her cloak billowing in the wind as she shelters from the harshness of a storm. The figure is reminiscent of a classical Greek sculpture, yet the painting's focus on the wind's movement and the delicate beauty of the natural world connects it to the Pre-Raphaelite style. Waterhouse's depiction of the Greek god Boreas, god of the North Wind, captures the powerful energy of nature while presenting a figure of quiet vulnerability.