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Category: Jane Burden Morris

Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onOctober 19, 2017October 19, 2017

On Aging

Jane Morris was swept into the Pre-Raphaelite world at age eighteen.  She was La Belle Iseult to William Morris, who declared “I cannot paint you; but I…

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Dante AlighieriPosted onAugust 13, 2017August 13, 2017

The Imprisonment of Pia

In 1868, Dante Gabriel Rossetti painted Jane Morris as La Pia de Tolomei.  Pia appears in Canto V  of Purgatorio in the Divine Comedy. Pia’s story is a…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onJuly 5, 2017July 5, 2017

Not in thy body is thy life at all

Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s sonnet Life-in-Love fascinates me, especially when read with knowledge of two great loves in his life: Elizabeth Siddal and Jane Morris.  …

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onJuly 3, 2017July 3, 2019

Signs of Life

In 1865, Dante Gabriel Rossetti orchestrated a series of images of Jane Morris to be photographed by John Robert Parsons.  While they are all interesting…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onMarch 22, 2017December 18, 2018

In a World of Her Own

I’ve seen  Pre-Raphaelite paintings  of women  dismissed as ‘languid’ or ‘vapid’ and many critics view them as sensual images created solely for the male gaze.…

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BooksPosted onOctober 21, 2016October 21, 2016

The Diaries of William Allingham

If you’re interested in studying the Victorian era seriously, then diaries and letters are important.  At times I feel like a 21st-century snoop, devouring personal…

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Elizabeth SiddalPosted onAugust 8, 2016July 27, 2020

Why write about Pre-Raphaelite women?

I receive many positive emails through this blog because, for the most part, people in the world are great. The negative ones stand out, though,…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onJune 17, 2016September 8, 2016

#WombatFriday: Miniature Rossetti, Jane, and Pandora

Inspired by artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s passion for wombats, every Friday is Wombat Friday at Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood. “The Wombat is a Joy, a Triumph, a…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onMay 4, 2016April 9, 2019

The Unique Beauty of Rossetti

I often see criticism of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s work that describes his paintings of women as masculine. Some people see Rossetti’s frequent depictions of elongated…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onMarch 23, 2016February 14, 2018

Life-in-Love

Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s sonnet Life-in-Love fascinates me, especially when read with knowledge of two great loves in his life: Elizabeth Siddal and Jane Morris. The…

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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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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onSeptember 21, 2015September 21, 2015

Proserpine and Blogging About Art

Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s painting Proserpine is an arresting and visually striking work.  Blogging about it once has never been enough; it resurfaces in my posts…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onJune 23, 2015March 8, 2019

Unconventional Beauty

Author Henry James had seen Rossetti’s paintings of Jane Morris during a visit to Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s studios.  Upon seeing Jane in person, he had…

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Arthur HughesPosted onJune 4, 2015August 24, 2019

The Unrequited Love of Mariana

Above is Sir John Everett Millais’ painting Mariana, which I’ve blogged about before in this post. Her dress is bluer than blue, the stained glass…

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Jane Burden MorrisPosted onJanuary 26, 2015

101 years ago today, Jane Morris died

Today marks the anniversary of Jane Morris’ death 101 years ago. Wife of William Morris, she was immortalized on canvas repeatedly by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.…

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Dante AlighieriPosted onAugust 26, 2014January 5, 2015

Shades of Dante

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Victorian poet, painter and co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, grew up in the shadow of Dante Alighieri.  Although he lived several centuries…

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Christina RossettiPosted onAugust 6, 2014September 26, 2017

Forbidden Fruit

Mauvais Sujet is not your stereotypical, chocolate-box-pretty Victorian portrait.  She’s almost uncomfortable to look at, as she is both very young and almost sensual. On…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onJune 20, 2014April 9, 2019

Rossetti’s Day Dream

One of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s last paintings shows Jane Morris in a world of green.  She’s surrounded by foliage, seemingly lost in a day dream…

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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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Jane Burden MorrisPosted onJanuary 26, 2014January 5, 2015

100 Years After Her Death, Jane Morris Continues to Inspire

Jane Burden and her sister Bessie were attending a theatre performance when they were spotted by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Edward Burne-Jones.  When Gabriel asked…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onJanuary 5, 2014January 5, 2015

Water Willow

Water Willow is one of my favorite depictions of Jane Morris by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.  Her face has a tender, graceful appearance. The setting is…

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Burne-JonesPosted onNovember 26, 2013January 5, 2015

The Art of Slumber

The Sleeping Model by William Powell Frith is a work that I find incredibly interesting. The tedious act of sitting for the artist has caused…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onJune 19, 2013January 20, 2016

Those Rossetti Lips

One of my favorite details in Rossetti’s Proserpine is that her lips are painted almost the exact shade of the pomegranate.  Those luscious, cupid’s bow…

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Jane Burden MorrisPosted onJune 6, 2013January 4, 2015

The Handwriting of Jane Morris

You may remember Dutch artist Margje Bijl from my previous blog posts about her project “Reflections on Jane Morris”. If you’re not familiar with her…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onSeptember 19, 2012January 4, 2015

Ah, Pandora

There is a problem that arises as you become more and more immersed in Pre-Raphaelite art:  it is quite hard to stick to a small,…

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