Dryads are nymphs of the trees. Their connection with the tree they lived in was so strong, they would die when the tree died. Purple…
I think we can all agree that Spring weather will be most welcome this year.
Tomorrow marks the anniversary of Elizabeth Siddal’s death. For this week’s image, I have chosen The Ladies’ Lament, inspired by the Ballad of Sir Patrick…
Head of Mrs Eaton served as a study for A Sybil. Joanna Boyce Wells was planning A Sybil for the Royal Academy in 1862. but…
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…
Note the blue and white china in the background. It was highly sought after by both Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Burne-Jones. Elizabeth Siddal casually referenced…
La Belle Dame Sans Merci by Frank Cadogan Cowper, based on the poem by John Keats.
Autumn Leaves , Sir John Everett Millais. Models: Millais’ sisters-in-law modeled for two of the girls, the other two were local girls, who also appeared in…
Georgiana Burne-Jones, photographed by Frederick Hollyer. Circa 1890.
Photograph of Elizabeth Siddal Rossetti. For more, visit lizziesiddal.com
“I mean by a picture a beautiful, romantic dream of something that never was, never will be – in a light better than any light…
Introducing a new feature at Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood: Image of the Week. For our first selection, I thought it would be appropriate to choose a work…
