Category Archives: Jane Burden Morris

Link: The Merciless Lady

I’m enjoying the conversation at The Beautiful Necessity about Rossetti’s The Merciless Lady.  Come join in!

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Pandora

Image shown: study for Pandora, painted by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1869). Model: Jane Morris. Rossetti cast Jane in several famous roles such as Proserpine, Astarte Syriaca, and featured here: Pandora. Instead of exploring Rossetti’s motives in immortalizing Jane in such … Continue reading

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Visitor Email: Photo of Jane Morris

“I have cropped this picture from the 1874 photo of the Burne-Jones and Morris families. It was not a particularly bright sunny day when the picture was taken (better for reducing harsh contrast and bringing out a wider tonal range) … Continue reading

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Jane Morris: An Enigmatic Muse

The Pre-Raphaelite women generally fall into two categories:  artist’s models (who were predominately wives, lovers, or in the case of Christina Rossetti, sisters of the artists) or Pre-Raphaelite women artists (Lizzie Siddal can be included in both categories).   Jane … Continue reading

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POSSESSED: A Musical

I was thrilled to receive the following comment this morning on this post: “I was very excited to read your blog about the Jane Burden plaque. My musical, POSSESSED, about Jane Burden’s relationship with Morris and Rossetti is being showcased … Continue reading

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From the Oxford Mail: Memorial to a Pre-Raphaelite Stunner

The beauty of an Oxford “stunner” will be celebrated for all time – following the unveiling of a plaque in her honour. The blue plaque marks the site of the former slum where Jane Burden was born in 1839. Jane, … Continue reading

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Proserpine

Just as Rossetti did with Elizabeth Siddal, he painted Jane Morris obsessively. It may seem fitting that he posed Jane in the classic myth of Proserpine in this painting, which can be considered one of his most recognizable works. Proserpine … Continue reading

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