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Some masculine input for this week's Although far more associated with female portraiture, Rossetti's studies of men are both sensitive & impressive: head of farmer in 'Found' (1869), Ford Madox Brown (1867), male head study 1850s (Mus. of Fine Arts, Budapest).

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2020-10-22

Poet Robert Buchanan publicly attacked Rossetti's paintings in an 1871 review, calling them 'morbid' and 'fleshly', and describing their 'weary, wasting, yet exquisite sensuality; nothing virile, nothing tender, nothing completely sane.’

DG Rossetti, Fair Rosamund, 1861

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2020-09-27

Rossetti's Lady Lilith:

Adorned with poppies, Lilith looks with haughty eyes
Upon her fabled hair of gold.
Like Dorian, she wont grow old;
But veiled behind her guise, is treachery and lies.

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2020-09-16

This is Dante Gabriel Rossetti's 1880-1882 painting, The Salutation of Beatrice!! I love the vivid detail especially of the flowers and architecture!!!!!

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2020-08-31

Listen to three brilliant readings of Victorian children's poetry by ! Lear's "The Quangle Wangle's Hat," Christina Rossetti's "January Cold Desolate," & Stevenson's "To Any Reader."
https://t.co/el8hcwf73z


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2020-07-27

Continuing our rose theme, featuring 'Roman de la Rose (1864, Tate) and 'Three Roses' (1874, private collection) for this week's Also floral examples of Rossetti's evolution in style....

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2020-06-04

Asuka, presumed Eve-type, lies underneath as Shinji strangles her. Below is Dante Gabriel Rossetti's 1867 portrait of Lilith, who he imagines as "a self-absorbed [...] beauty who combs her hair and seductively exposes her shoulders" (MET website). Asuka is not Eve.

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2020-05-28

Another from our Dreams & Nightmares exhibition. Dante Gabriel Rossetti's study depicts 'Fair Rosamund' lost in a daydream of her lover King Henry II. Rosamund was modelled by Fanny Cornforth and was likely based on Tennyson's poem 'A Dream of Fair Women'.

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2020-05-17

New blog post about a painting by 19th-century Brazilian artist Oscar Pereira da Silva and its thematic connections with Rossetti's work:
https://t.co/uKUvtQugMO

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2020-05-05

Rossetti's self-isolating stunners are often shown in luscious but claustrophobic spaces with mirrored glimpses of the outside world or a caged bird echoing their own confinement
Lady Lilith (1866-73 Delaware Art Mus)
Veronica Veronese (1872 Legion of Honor Mus)

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2020-04-02

Today's festive DVPP poem: Christina Rossetti's "A Hope Carol," illustrated by Frederick Sandys (detail shown), from *Century Guild Hobby Horse*, April 1888.


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2019-12-17

Hey all! Come join us at 9:30PM PT (an hour!) for more reading time! We're going to read Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market" poem first and then continue on with more Dorian Gray. Hope to see you there! https://t.co/xuA0pMhV9a

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2019-08-19

French Realist Gustave Courbet was 1819. His scandalous Le Somneil 1866 bears an intriguing resemblance to Rossetti's illustration for Goblin Market 1862. Possible 'Sleep' model Joanna Hiffernan was also painted by Courbet in 1855-6 predating Rossetti's Lady Lilith

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2019-06-10

Lizzie and Laura, in Rossetti's "Goblin Market," escape, if only just, in a poem with definite allusions to Persephone and Hades. Although the fruit seems to have trapped her in a state of wanting & wasting rather than a place like Hades/Faerie. Famously illustrated by

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2019-06-04

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

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2019-04-23

Quick study i never finished of Rossetti's painting

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2019-03-12

Rossetti's 'Dante's Dream' is a favourite with many due to its soft, rich colours and complex symbols. It's also Rossetti's largest ever painting! You can purchase the print from our online shop https://t.co/6J9dPljery

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2019-01-06

Dante's s Dream at the Time of the Death of Beatrice, 1871
Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1828-1882
Rossetti's art was characterized by its sensuality and its medieval revivalism. His personal life was closely linked to his work.

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2018-12-18

Women on Canvas: Every Thurs 12:30-1:30 until 29 Nov. Free guided tour of collection, discover the women (muses & artists), including Rossetti's La Ghirlandata & John Collier's Clytemnestra. https://t.co/5lA7Wda8mq

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2018-10-17

Celebrate with Arthur Hughes' illustrations to Christina Rossetti's 'Speaking Likenesses' https://t.co/Eyrg5tLddb

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2018-05-22