love among the ruins is a painting by english artist edward burne-jones which exists in two versions, a watercolour completed in 1873 (damaged in 1893 and restored in 1898) and an oil painting completed in 1894. it depicts a man and a woman amid ruined architecture. the work is a synthesis of influences from the pre-raphaelite, symbolist and aesthetic art movements. the ambiguous scene without a clear narrative is considered one of burne-jones' best works.