Monday, September 8, 2014

Painting #079 - Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882, English)


- Rossetti in 1880
- oil on canvas (159 x 93 cm)


The Women's Window
- D.G. Rossetti
- oil on canvas (101 x 74 cm) 1879
- Fogg Museum of Harvard (Cambridge)



- Rossetti in 1875-77
- oil on canvas (112 x 93 cm)
- Fogg Museum of Harvard (Cambridge)
 "The idea is that of a Siren, or Sea-Fairy, whose lute summons a sea-bird to listen, and whose song will soon prove fatal to some fascinated mariner".








- Rossetti in 1850
- oil on canvas (73 × 42 cm)
- Tate Britain, London
"Behold the handmaiden of the Lord"
The Annunciation: Mary accepts the message brought to her by the Angel Gabriel that she would give birth to a child (Jesus) by God.







Rossetti founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais


Ophelia
- John Everett Millais (1829–1896, British)
- oil on canvas (76 x 112 cm) 1851
- Tate Britain (London)





Rossette was also a poet, if poetry is your cup of tea.
Source: Wikipedia

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