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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Exhibit News:
Mrs. Herbert Duckworth, Photographed by Julia Margaret Cameron The Metropolitan Museum of Art is presenting Framing a Century: Master Photographers, 1840-1940 which will include Julia Margaret Cameron. The exhibit lasts through September 1st. Images from the exhibit can be seen … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Julia Margaret Cameron, Link Love
Tagged Exhibits, Julia Margaret Cameron, Photography
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The Martyr of Solway
The tilt of her head and the look on her face captivates me. I’ve never been quite sure what I sense in her face: peace or sorrow? Curiously enough, given her situation, I do not see fear. Or regret. The … Continue reading
Venus Verticordia
Venus Verticordia, painting and poem both by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Alexa Wilding posed for the painting, although I’ve read that Rossetti also used Fanny Cornforth. Venus Verticordia She hath the apple in her hand for thee, Yet almost in her … Continue reading
Posted in Pre-Raphaelite Poems
Tagged Alexa Wilding, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, poetry, venus
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Ophelia and the Pre-Raphaelites
Ophelia is a captivating character, one that many of the Pre-Raphaelites and other Victorian artists drew inspiration from. For those unfamiliar with Ophelia, she is Hamlet’s innocent young love interest in one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays (Hamlet). Hamlet loved … Continue reading
Veronica Veronese
Painted by Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1872. Once again, Rossetti used model Alexa Wilding. Rossetti described this painting in a letter to F. R. Leland, whom the painting was for: “The girl is in a sort of passionate reverie, … Continue reading
Posted in Alexa Wilding, Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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An Online Visual Feast
One of my favorite blogs to visit is Beautiful Century. The author, Gatochy, shares stunning images of yesteryear with an emphasis on Pre-Raphaelite, Art Deco, and vintage ephemera. And her Flickr page is a dream.
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