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Alexa WildingPosted onOctober 24, 2017April 9, 2019

Aspecta Medusa

Medusa was once a beautiful maiden who was transformed by the goddess Athena into a Gorgon. Of all three Gorgons, Medusa alone was mortal.  Her…

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Alexa WildingPosted onMay 10, 2017May 10, 2017

“A study of varied greens”

“The girl is in a sort of passionate reverie, and is drawing her hand listlessly along the strings of a violin which hangs against the…

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Alexa WildingPosted onApril 8, 2017

Exploring La Bella Mano

Iconic Pre-Raphaelite paintings like Millias’ Ophelia, Rossetti’s Proserpine, or practically any Lady of Shalott garner a lot of attention.  (Rightly so.)  Of course, there are…

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Albert Joseph MoorePosted onSeptember 22, 2016April 22, 2019

The Symbolism of Lepidoptera

Truth to nature was one of the main tenets of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and an excellent example of this can be seen in the Death’s…

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Alexa WildingPosted onFebruary 4, 2016September 12, 2017

Rossetti’s Models

Like his Pre-Raphaelite brethren, Dante Gabriel Rossetti used live models in his works.  Throughout the course of his career, the same faces grace his canvasses,…

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Alexa WildingPosted onJune 30, 2015April 9, 2019

La Ghirlandata

La  Ghirlandata was painted at Kelmscott Manor after a period of great difficulty for Rossetti — he had attempted suicide earlier that year. Despite his…

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Alexa WildingPosted onJanuary 19, 2015January 19, 2015

Veronica Veronese

“The girl is in a sort of passionate reverie, and is drawing her hand listlessly along the strings of a violin which hangs against the…

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Alexa WildingPosted onJuly 24, 2014September 22, 2016

The lure of water-women

In Rossetti’s 1853 drawing Boatmen and Siren, one of the boatmen is captivated by the siren, but is saved from certain death by his companion.…

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Alexa WildingPosted onMay 16, 2014November 5, 2019

What is the “Pre-Raphaelite Woman”?

Women are central figures in Pre-Raphaelite art, and this has given rise to the concept of a “Pre-Raphaelite Woman.” I frequently see the term in te…

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Alexa WildingPosted onMay 6, 2014September 8, 2016

Book Review: A Curl of Copper and Pearl

“To start with I was nothing, but then the merest sweep of his pencil gave a hint of what I could become.”  –A Curl of…

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