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Pre-Raphaelite Marriage: Ruskin, Effie and Millais

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Stephanie Piña

John Ruskin was an accomplished fellow.  This paragraph from Wikipedia illustrates the depth of his interests and works:  … leading English art critic of the Victorian era, also an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. He wrote on … Continue reading →

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Pre-Raphaelite Marriages: Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Elizabeth Siddal

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Stephanie Piña

I’ve spent years reading about the relationship between Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Elizabeth Siddal.  One thing I’ve noticed through comments and emails I receive at lizziesiddal.com is that there are a lot of people who are so sympathetic towards Lizzie … Continue reading →

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Pre-Raphaelite Marriage

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Stephanie Piña

There has been a lot of talk about Emma Thompson’s new movie Effie, which covers the sad and unusual marriage of Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his wife Effie, who scandalously divorced him to marry Pre-Raphaelite artist John Millais. … Continue reading →

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