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Tag Archives: Alexa Wilding
Rossetti’s Lilith and Kaballah Bracelets
Of Adam’s first wife, Lilith, it is told (The witch he loved before the gift of Eve,) That, ere the snake’s, her sweet tongue could deceive, And her enchanted hair was the first gold. And still she sits, young while … Continue reading
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A modern day Alexa Wilding
Venus Verticordia
Venus Verticordia, painting and poem both by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Alexa Wilding posed for the painting, although I’ve read that Rossetti also used Fanny Cornforth. Venus Verticordia She hath the apple in her hand for thee, Yet almost in her … Continue reading
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Genius in Beauty
Genius in Beauty by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Painting shown is Regina Cordium, painted by Rossetti in 1866 using Alexa Wilding as a model.) Beauty like hers is genius. Not the call Of Homer’s or of Dante’s heart sublime, – Not … Continue reading
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Rossetti’s Lilith
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. … Continue reading
The Bower Meadow
The Bower Meadow, painted by Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1872. Featured in the foreground are Maria Spartali Stillman (left) and Alexa Wilding(right). I’m not sure about the women in the background. Musical instruments, such as the ones seen here, seem … Continue reading
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