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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Images of Guinevere
Although not as often as the Lady of Shalott, Guinevere was an Arthurian subject visited by the Pre-Raphaelites. Medievalism had grown in popularity early in the nineteenth century England and had a definite influence on William Morris especially, who even … Continue reading
Annie Miller portrait soon to be auctioned
Via The Press Association: A portrait previously owned by LS Lowry of an “enthralling” artists’ muse will go under the hammer next month. The 1860 drawing of Annie Miller by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) is expected to fetch between £200,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Annie Miller, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, News
Tagged Annie Miller, Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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St. George and the Princess Sabra
St. George and the Princess Sabra was painted by Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1862. His wife, Lizzie Siddal, died while modeling as Princess Sabra. I find myself searching her face, as if it were a photograph, looking for signs of … Continue reading
Posted in Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Elizabeth Siddal
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The Beguiling of Merlin
The Beguiling of Merlin is a special painting to me, as mentioned in this previous post from 2007 where I asked visitors to this site to tell how they became interested in Pre-Raphaelite art. (It’s not too late, by the … Continue reading
Posted in Burne-Jones, mary zambaco
Tagged Arthurian, Burne-Jones, mary zambaco, myth
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