Signature: at lower left, the artist's monogram "DGR / 1867"Inscription: Surtees, 1971, p. 118 records a label (that no longer exists), once on the back of the frame, inscribed in pen and ink in the artist's hand: "Lady Lilith

Why were the Pre-Raphaelites so fascinated with a woman's hair? The answer seems obvious....a woman's hair has been considered "her glory" since Biblical days and before. However, further information on the role of a woman's hair in Victorian times gives even more insight into why the hair was such a romantic and erotic image in Pre-Raphaelite art. In a biography of Fannie Cornforth, author Kristy Walker says "Loose hair was seen rarely in Victorian society and had two connotations. A child…

This article discusses the inspiration behind the many pre-Raphaelite paintings of Arthurian lore.

August 19, 2018There is rarely a middle ground where Pre-Raphaelite art is concerned: People are either seduced by it or underwhelmed. Whichever side you find yourself on, there’s little doubt that the Pre-Raphaelite style is one of the most recognizable in British painting, or that it mirrors the Victorian era, caught as it was between […]

Inspired by classical mythology and reflecting a love triangle that changed British art, Proserpine comes to auction on 28 October in New York

Alex Carabine on Instagram: “This was the last painting Rossetti was working on when he died in 1882. . . It depicts Joan of Arc; I find Victorian representations of…”

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This part of the Bella Lenahan's Gallery of Art comprises a series of Pre-Raphalite works, thus I called it "Brotherhood", from Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. I mostly used Rosstti's works, probably because he is my favourite, as well as some John Everett Mi…

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) British poet, illustrator, painter and translator. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. Oil paint on canvas Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum: www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/exhibitions/rossetti/w...