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Annie Miller portrait soon to be auctioned
Via The Press Association: A portrait previously owned by LS Lowry of an “enthralling” artists’ muse will go under the hammer next month. The 1860 drawing of Annie Miller by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) is expected to fetch between £200,000 … Continue reading
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More on Annie Miller…
Annie Miller, painted by Millais. Millais painted her hair darker than William Holman Hunt or Dante Gabriel Rossetti did. One facet of Pre-Raphaelite art that I find interesting is that several artists would use the same models time and time … Continue reading
Annie Miller
(Image to the left is Portrait of Annie Miller by Dante Gabriel Rossetti) Annie Miller was what Victorians would have called “of lowly birth”. Jan Marsh briefly describes Annie Miller’s childhood in Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood (not associated with this website) as … Continue reading
Helen of Troy
Helen, whose beautiful face was said to have launched a thousand ships. She was the wife of Menelaus, the king of Sparta. Of course, the fact that she was married didn’t bother Paris at all; he was a married man … Continue reading
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The Awakening Conscience
The fallen woman was quite a theme for the Pre-Raphaelites. In this painting, The Awakening Conscience, we see a mistress rising from the seat of her lover, seemingly stricken with the realization of what her life has become. The Awakening … Continue reading
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Tagged Annie Miller, domestic scenes, fallen, symbolism
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