It is difficult for me to choose a painting to vote for. I have so many favorites and occasionally I find myself developing a new appreciation for a work that I wasn’t particularly fond of before. This year, I think I will vote for Elizabeth Siddal’s self portrait. It’s simple yet bold, resisting all attempts … Read more
A few weeks ago, Grace Nuth posted a beautiful and brilliant idea at Domythic Bliss. In her first post introducing the concept of Mythic March, Grace describes the birth of a simple idea between friends. A seed sown during a message between her and Lisa Stock grew into an alternative to NaNoWriMo, with an emphasis on … Read more
I’ve just updated the Ophelia page at LizzieSiddal.com. I’ve transcribed text relating to Ophelia from The Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais. I have more updates planned over the weekend, but for now, Ophelia has happily dominated my evening.
Are you a Twitter user? The Pre-Raphaelite Society is commemorating the formation of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood by using a #PRBDay hashtag on September 8. You can follow The Pre-Raphaelite Society on Twitter at @PreRaphSoc and visit their website http://www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/. Also, there is much excitement about the new Tate exhibit, Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Avant-Garde. You can join … Read more
You know I love the Rossetti family, but I have never thought of them as adorable before. Until I saw the illustrations of Chiara Moriconi, who captures the Rossetti clan delightfully. Here’s a link to the Rossetti album on Facebook, and a wonderful video that introduces members of Rossetti’s circle via chiaramoriconi.com.
Liverpool Daily Post: INTERVIEW: Curator Pamela Gerrish Nunn on the forgotten Pre-Raphaelite Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale Click Liverpool: Last of the Pre-Raphaelites: More than 30 works by popular painter, designer and illustrator Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (1872 – 1945) have been brought together in the first major exhibition of her extraordinary output in 40 years. A Pre-Raphaelite Journey: Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, opening … Read more
Via Dinah Roe’s twitter (@preraphsrule): Audio. Peter Brown, Director of Victorian & British Impressionist Art, Christie’s, discusses Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s The Salutation of Beatrice. Islington Tribune: Ford Madox Brown relative joins campaign to clean up Pre-Raphaelite artist’s grave Beautiful, moving, haunting. Valerie Meachum reads Elizabeth Siddal’s poem ‘True Love’. (If you are reading this through … Read more
There are several things I’d like to share with you today: I’ve been reading some of Rossetti’s notes in The Collected Works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and I like this insight on his opinion of color: Thinking in what order I love colours, found the following:– 1. Pure light warm green. 2. Deep gold-colour. 3. … Read more
One face looks out from all his canvasses, One selfsame figure sits or walks or leans; We found her hidden just behind those screens, That mirror gave back all her loveliness. A queen in opal or in ruby dress, A nameless girl in freshest summer greens, A saint, an angel; – every canvass means The … Read more
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 and inspired by their similarity, she has created the project ‘Reflections on Jane Morris’, in … Read more
I wanted to share this link with you because I know you will adore this blog as much as I do. It’s written by Kirsty Walker, who I deeply respect and admire. Kirsty is the author of the first full length biography of Pre-Raphaelite model Fanny Cornforth, which she is currently revising. Her new blog, … Read more
The Cult of Beauty is the V&A Museum’s lavish spring 2011 Exhibition. It showcases beautiful Victorian objects and art from around the world. Use the included audioguide to discover more about the wonderful exhibits on display. Use it when you visit the Exhibit. Or listen at home and enjoy the images of beautiful 19th century … Read more
To celebrate the launch of their new blog, Thames & Hudson are offering a copy of ‘Pre-Raphaelite Drawing’ as a prize for the best caption to Frederick Sandys’ famous ‘Medea’. You can read Thames & Hudson’s recent blog post on ‘The Poetry of Drawing’ exhibition which is currently at BMAG here: www.tandhblog.co.uk/2011/03/the-poetry-of-drawing/ Post your caption … Read more
I am thrilled to share this new blog with you — it is one that I’m sure will become a frequent destination of mine since finding ways to combine Pre-Raphaelite elements with contemporary fashion has become a goal of mine. So it is quite timely that The 21st Century Stunner: Pre-Raphaelite Style for the Modern … Read more
Via our Facebook page: An unusual Pre-Raphalite double bill! March 13th 2 pm. Manchester Art Gallery. Illustrated talk by Mira Meshulam about William Holman`s Hunt`s house in Jerusalem – built 1876. Then Act One of `Scapegoats,` new play by Deborah Freeman in rehearsed reading. Director Ariella Eshed. Tickets – 0161 235 8888. Same event… on … Read more
Enter the world of period costumier Pauline Loven through her new blog Periodwardrobe. Pauline has has created costumes for television and for museum films and displays and also costumed and co-produced The Luttrell Psalter Film, The Lady of Shalott and Life on Church Farm films. I love reading about the process of Pauline’s work. She’s … Read more
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 the author does mention Jane’s appearing in Burne-Jones’s The Beguiling of Merlin, when the model … Read more
A dear online friend has started a beautiful new blog that should become one of your daily visits! Cathy, who is ever seeking beauty to enjoy, to learn from and to share has chosen to name her blog Gather Ye Rosebuds while ye may which is also the title of this Waterhouse painting: Cathy thrills … Read more
I am so excited that The Lady of Shalott in now available for purchase on DVD! The DVD includes: The DVD includes: A magical dramatisation of the poem, The Lady of Shalott. Alfred Tennyson (Ben Poole) reading the poem to an 1856 Christmas audience. An interview between Ben Poole (Tennyson) and Grace Timmins (TennysonResearch Centre, … Read more
WAG Screen has created a Facebook Fan Page for their current project, The Lady of Shalott film. If you’re a Facebook user, add them to your friends list. They’ve created a wonderful page with videos, stills, and news about the film. RELATED POSTS: About the Project Photo from Final Day of Filming Victoria Rigby as … Read more
I was browsing the artmagick forum when I discovered this exciting announcement: “2009 is the bicentenary of the birth of Alfred, Lord Tennyson here in Lincolnshire. As part of the celebrations a major exhibition of Pre-Raphaelite art, including some of Waterhouse’s works, will be shown at The Collection, Lincoln from May.” “WAG Screen is also … Read more
‘A Circle of Sisters’: Eminent Victorians (from Amanda Foreman, the author of ”Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire,”) link via New York Times Online.
Century Studios current project, based on Rossetti’s Venus Verticordia Century Studios is currently in the middle of production of their latest commission, a window based on Rossetti’s Venus Verticordia. I encourage you to read their description of this work in progress. So much craftsmanship! Previously, they have completed a similar project, based on Rossetti’s Veronica … Read more
Sue Tilley appears in Lucian Freud’s painting Benefits Supervisor Sleeping (a painting that recently sold for $33.6 million). Obviously, this site is devoted to artist’s models who lived mainly in the Victorian era. But Tilley gives unique insight into the experience of modeling, having posed for long periods for many months. The Art & Architecture … Read more
With my all-consuming passion for Pre-Raphaelite art, I am thrilled to see so many Pre-Raph inspired sites online right now. The Pre-Raphaelites have been dismissed for so many years. I think that through the internet and the opportunity for people of similar interests to connect with each other, Pre-Raphaelite art is undergoing a much deserved … Read more