Gabriel rossetti

Uncover the devastating tale of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Poems, 1881; a collection of poems, ballads and sonnets once buried in the grave of Victorian model, poet and artist Elizabeth “Lizzie” Siddal. Rossetti’s work is a highlight of Fine Books and Manuscripts Online auction (7–21 June 2019, New York).

Signature: at lower left, the artist's monogram "DGR / 1867"Inscription: Surtees, 1971, p. 118 records a label (that no longer exists), once on the back of the frame, inscribed in pen and ink in the artist's hand: "Lady Lilith

Why were the Pre-Raphaelites so fascinated with a woman's hair? The answer seems obvious....a woman's hair has been considered "her glory" since Biblical days and before. However, further information on the role of a woman's hair in Victorian times gives even more insight into why the hair was such a romantic and erotic image in Pre-Raphaelite art. In a biography of Fannie Cornforth, author Kristy Walker says "Loose hair was seen rarely in Victorian society and had two connotations. A child…

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This article discusses the inspiration behind the many pre-Raphaelite paintings of Arthurian lore.

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This part of the Bella Lenahan's Gallery of Art comprises a series of Pre-Raphalite works, thus I called it "Brotherhood", from Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. I mostly used Rosstti's works, probably because he is my favourite, as well as some John Everett Mi…

August 19, 2018There is rarely a middle ground where Pre-Raphaelite art is concerned: People are either seduced by it or underwhelmed. Whichever side you find yourself on, there’s little doubt that the Pre-Raphaelite style is one of the most recognizable in British painting, or that it mirrors the Victorian era, caught as it was between […]

Alex Carabine on Instagram: “This was the last painting Rossetti was working on when he died in 1882. . . It depicts Joan of Arc; I find Victorian representations of…”

The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB) was an art movement set up initially by three idealistic young art students (John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Wil…