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Monthly Archives: November 2007
Bocca Baciata
Elizabeth Siddal was Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s artistic and spiritual muse, playing Beatrice to his Dante. But Fanny Cornforth, pictured here in Rossetti’s Bocca Baciata, was a muse of a more sensual and seductive nature. Her hair is wild and free, … Continue reading
Posted in Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Fanny Cornforth, Paintings
Tagged Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Fanny Cornforth
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Astarte Syriaca
Astarte Syriaca (painting and poem by Dante Gabriel Rossetti) Mystery: lo! betwixt the sun and moon Astarte of the Syrians: Venus Queen Ere Aphrodite was. In silver sheen Her twofold girdle clasps the infinite boon Of bliss whereof the heaven … Continue reading
Posted in Pre-Raphaelite Poems
Tagged Dante Gabriel Rossetti, goddesses, Jane Morris, poetry
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Pre-Raphaelite Themes: The Lady of Shalott
Many of the Pre-Raphaelites drew inspiration from Tennyson’s poem The Lady of Shalott, and I find it interesting to see how each of them chose to portray her. Here’s a link to the complete 1842 version of the poem. The … Continue reading
POSSESSED: A Musical
I was thrilled to receive the following comment this morning on this post: “I was very excited to read your blog about the Jane Burden plaque. My musical, POSSESSED, about Jane Burden’s relationship with Morris and Rossetti is being showcased … Continue reading
The Bridesmaid
The Bridesmaid, painted by Sir John Everett Millais Although I’ve always found this painting beautiful and striking, I didn’t completely understand it until I read a description of it in Tim Barringer’s Reading the Pre-Raphaelites. To the Victorians, marriage was … Continue reading
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