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Happy birthday, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (b. 5/12/1828 in London)!
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Happy birthday, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (b. 5/12/1828 in London)!
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Happy birthday, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (b. 5/12/1828 in London)!
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Happy birthday, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (b. 5/12/1828 in London)!
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"Mrs. Eaton," Dante Gabriel Rossetti, c. 1863-5.
Rossetti (1828-82) was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and was busy as a poet, painter, illustrator, muralist, and translator. He hardly requires introduction; as a painter, he was hugely influential and much copied, even today, and has been the subject of biographies and even a TV series, "Desperate Romantics." He wasn't always the nicest guy, but he was fascinating and talented.
Fanny Eaton (1835-1924) was a mixed-race domestic worker, born in Jamaica, who was a favorite model of Rossetti and his friends. Married and with a family, she seems to have avoided any tawdry entanglements with the Brotherhood, who led rather steamy lives. Why she took up modeling and what she thought of the work that used her is unknown; she left no letters or diaries, but it is thought she modeled simply for the money.
The last known painting of her is from 1867; she seems to have stopped modeling after that, and lived out her life afterwards as a seamstress and cook.
From the Cantor Arts Center, Stanford, CA.
#Art #DanteGabrielRossetti #PreRaphaelites #FannyEaton #Portrait #PortraitMonday #WomenInArt
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"The Mandolin," James Smetham, 1866.
Smetham (1821-1889) was a painter of the Pre-Raphaelite and Aesthetic schools, and very much a follower of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, whose influence can be seen here. This is widely regarded as his masterwork, but even so, many feel that Rossetti may have done part of it. It does include props that Rossetti used, including the mandolin and the swansdown scarf, but exactly how much of a hand he had in this is unknown.
Smetham started out as a portrait painter, but like many of the era, his portrait career was derailed by the advent of photography. He later moved on to landscapes, religious, mythical, literary, and historical paintings, some of which were regarded as strange or visionary in their time. He also did literally thousands of miniatures, the size of postage stamps, in his journals.
He was also a teacher, essayist, art critic, and poet; his letters are noted for being a font of information about his fellow Pre-Raphaelites, John Ruskin, and others. Sadly, he had serious mental health issues that can be seen in his writings and sometimes his art. After a serious breakdown, his last years were spent in seclusion, away from the world.
From a private collection.
#Art #JamesSmetham #PreRaphaelites #WomenInArt #DanteGabrielRossetti
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"La Ghirlandata," Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1873.
Rossetti needs no introduction; he's the master of the Pre-Raphaelites, who I love.
"La Ghirlandata" translates to "the garlanded woman." The picture's lush visual elements also include references to other senses, mainly hearing (the harp) and smell (the roses).
Rossetti didn't try to depict any story or moral here; he was just going for sensual lushness, and he certainly succeeded. He later regarded this as his favorite work, saying it was the greenest painting ever done.
The model for the woman was Alexa Wilding, an aspiring actress who was one of Rossetti's favorite models. The two angels are based on May Morris, the daughter of famed designer William Morris.
From the Guildhall Art Gallery, London.
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❄️ #Avent2023
🎨 Proserpine et le mythe des saisons 🧵⤵️
Rembrandt, L’Enlèvement de Proserpine, vers 1631, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
#Proserpine #Perséphone #Pluton #Hadès #Rembrandt #DanteGabrielRossetti #LeBernin #TateBritain #GalerieBorghese #peinture #sculpture #art #musée #mythologie