Tag Archives: Jane Morris

Transposed onto the Blank Canvas

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Stephanie Piña

Today is a thrilling day as I have just received a beautiful and gracious gift from artist Margje Bijl.  You may remember Margje from my post about her project, Reflections on Jane Morris.  If you missed that post, please go read … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Jane Morris

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Stephanie Piña

Imagine discovering a double from another century. In 2004, it happened to Dutch artist Margje Bijl. She was given a photograph of Jane Morris by an acquaintance and at first glance thought she was looking at herself. Intrigued by Jane … Continue reading →

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Jane Morris as Beatrice

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Stephanie Piña

Although Rossetti painted Jane Morris repeatedly, it is a bit unusual to see her painted as Beatrice.  Beatrice, Dante Alighieri’s  unrequited love,  is a character Rossetti strongly associated with Elizabeth Siddal.   There is another painting of Jane Morris as Beatrice … Continue reading →

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Link: How a Pre-Raphaelite model changed our image of angels

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Stephanie Piña

Jane Burden: How a Pre-Raphaelite model changed our image of angels Prof. Roger Homan considers how the Pre-Raphaelite model Jane Burden changed our collective mental image of the appearance of angels. I found this to be an interesting post,  although … Continue reading →

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Images of Guinevere

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Stephanie Piña

Although not as often as the Lady of Shalott, Guinevere was an Arthurian subject visited by the Pre-Raphaelites.   Medievalism had grown in popularity early in the nineteenth century England and had a definite influence on William Morris especially, who even … Continue reading →

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The Day-Dream

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Stephanie Piña

The Day-Dream (for a picture) The thronged boughs of the shadowy sycamore Still bear young leaflets half the summer through ; From when the robin ‘gainst the unhidden blue Perched dark, till now, deep in the leafy core, The embowered … Continue reading →

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La Pia de Tolomei

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Stephanie Piña

Dante Gabriel Rossetti painted La Pia de Tolomei at the beginning of his affair with Jane Morris, the wife of his friend William Morris. In this painting, Jane models as La Pia, from Dante Alighieri’s poem the Divine Comedy. La … Continue reading →

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