On this day in 1828 English artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti was born. He was not only a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, but also a poet and translator. The painting by Henry Treffry Dunn depicts Rossetti reading proofs of Ballads and Sonnets.

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Hanging with Dante. Can you spot my influences yet? If you look askance at a Rossetti, the light solarises off the paint application and reverses sections out. The image transforms, conventional colour representation disappears. The gloss and matt of the… https://t.co/0L8865GOhd

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There once was a sculptor named Phidias
Whose manners in art were invidious
He carved Aphrodite without any nightie
Which startled the ultra fastidious

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➡️Edward Burne-Jones par son fils Philip Burne-Jones, 1898.
➡️Amour au milieu des ruines, 1894.
Edward Burne-Jones (1833-98), peintre britannique préraphaélite.
Influencé par Ruskin, Rossetti.
Également dessinateur de vitraux.
Épouse la tante de Rudyard Kipling.

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The combination of Christina Rossetti's poems and Ashley Bryan's art in is so magical! ☀️

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Happy Here's The Story of St George and the Dragon, in stained glass, designed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and from the St George Series - St George slaying the Dragon by Edward Burne-Jones. For prints see https://t.co/Gub3FRfFgk

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Proserpine
Dante Gabriel Rossetti Throw

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Happy Friday! Today's image is from our collection of Pre-Raphaelite works on paper - Painter at Work, 1850-1852 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. https://t.co/Gub3FRfFgk

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Sir Launcelot in Queen's Chamber
Dante Rossetti

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The Passover in the Holy Family Gathering Bitter Herbs, 1856

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Detail of one of the illustrations from my Goblin Market book. Signed copies available in my Etsy shop, see my profile for the link.
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La Ghirlandata (1873) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (UK, 1828-1882). Guildhall Art Gallery, London. The model who sat for the painting was Alexa Wilding.

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