In this previous post, I mentioned a mirror seen in Fair Rosamund and Queen Eleanor by Burne-Jones and also in The Return of Tibullus to Delia by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. This seemingly mundane object has captured my attention, mainly because I have this nagging feeling that I’ve also seen it elsewhere, but can’t remember where. [...]
The curse has come upon the Lady of Shalott… and”The mirror crack’d from side to side” The photo above is from the final day of filming of The Lady of Shalott film project. A previous post about this project can be read here and more photos can also be seen at The Beautiful Necessity here [...]
The Baleful Head, painted by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones Burne Jones depicts Perseus showing Andromeda the head of the slain Medusa. According to mythology, even looking at the dead Medusa would turn you to stone and she could only be viewed safely through her reflection. Notice while Andromeda is looking at Medusa, Perseus is gazing [...]
Dante Gabriel Rossetti originally painted Lilith using Fanny Cornforth as a model when he began painting it in 1864. For some reason, in 1868, he changed the face from Fanny’s to that of another of his favorite models, Alexa Wilding. According to Hebrew myth, Lilith was Adam’s wife before Eve. Lilith had refused to be [...]
La Bella Mano, painted by Dante Gabriel Rossetti – 1875, oil, Delaware Art Museum. Models: Alexa Wilding as the woman, May Morris (daughter of William and Jane Morris) as the angel. More at Rossetti Archive. Rossetti’s Sonnet for La Bella Mano: O lovely hand, that thy sweet dost lave In that thy pure and proper [...]
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