Rosetti paintings

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

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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 […]

“Kate Gardiner Hastings (1837-1925). Victorian painter. 'Esther' Pre-Raphaelite”

Details of Lady Lilith, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1866–1868.

The concept of the female as something immutable and pure, has often grown into apotheosis. Art from the late 19th century exemplified this in the...

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…”

Goblin Market (1862) is a narrative poem by Christina Rossetti. The poem tells the story of two close sisters: Laura and Lizzie, with the river goblins. Although the sisters seem to be quite young,…