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Discover the art history behind Edward Burne-Jones's study for The Sleeping Knights in our video with renowned Art Historian Christopher Newall.

A high profile member of the Brotherhood Burne-Jones was born on this day in 1833 https://t.co/iickHmOFXH

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2020-08-28

Sketches from Dante Gabriel Rossetti (England, 1828-1882). Rossetti was an poet, illustrator, painter - and a founder of the

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2020-08-09

In Greek mythology, Hypnos and his brother Thanatos are the gods of sleep and death respectively and are said to reside in the underworld realm of Hades.

Art: 'Sleep and His Half-Brother Death' - John William Waterhouse.

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2020-08-03

"Love is the magic that makes all things fair" Eleanor Vere Boyle, illustrating "Beauty and the Beast" (a dose of medievalism here!) https://t.co/hHQO48Q8te

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2020-07-16

In Greek mythology, Mnemosyne was the titan goddess of memory and mother of the nine muses, fathered by Zeus. It is from her name we get the word mnemonic, which is a memory aid.

Art: Mnemosyne or Lamp of Memory - Dante Gabriel Rossetti, ca. 1880.

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2020-07-13

Sketches from Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882). Which is your favourite? Rossetti was an English poet, illustrator, painter, translator - and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

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2020-07-08

Details of John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)

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2020-07-04

The Crystal Ball (1902) by John William Waterhouse (England, 1849–1917). Now restored to show the skull which had been covered by a previous owner.

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2020-07-01

Dante Gabriel Rossetti is next out of the online image resource for dive in yourself and look for Drawings & Illustrations!
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Woman combing her hair, Fanny Cornforth
The Raven - Angel Footfalls
Portrait of a Young Man

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2020-06-26

Angel Footfalls, sketches for Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven. The artist is Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1846.

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2020-06-15

'Love Among the Ruins' - Edward Burne-Jones, 1873 (watercolour).

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2020-06-14

'The Bower Meadow' - Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1872.

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2020-06-11

This is Lucy Madox Brown's amazing 1871 painting, Ferdinand and Miranda Playing Chess!! She was the daughter of Pre-Raphaelite artist Ford Madox Brown and an incredible artist in her own right!!

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