Rossetti art

Symbiosis

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Rossetti acted as Lizzie’s teacher and mentor, but I do not feel that this aspect of their relationship was one-sided. I prefer to view their time together as one of collaboration and believe that they influenced each other in an artistic and symbiotic flow. A good example of this is Siddal’s painting Lady Affixing a [...]

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Updates: Rossetti’s Hamlet and Ophelia

Monday, February 1st, 2010

I’ve added a new image: Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Hamlet and Ophelia (larger version here)

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“A drawer full of Guggums…”

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

It was well known within their circle of friends that Lizzie and Gabriel referred to each other by the pet name of “Guggums”. Ford Madox Brown wrote about this curious nickname and Rosseti’s obsessive drawing of his beloved “Guggums”: “Called on Dante Rossetti. Saw Miss Siddal, looking thinner and more deathlike and more beautiful and [...]

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A later version of Beata Beatrix:

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Here is a later version of Beata Beatrix, painted in 1870. Lets compare it to the earlier version we’ve discussed. It is certainly more “glamorized”. Any thoughts?

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Let’s discuss Beata Beatrix

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Please post a comment, I’d love to hear your thoughts on Beata Beatrix. Beata Beatrix is probably one of the most famous images of Elizabeth Siddal, next to Millais’ Ophelia. Rossetti painted Beata Beatrix after Lizzie’s death. Although some studies had been done before Lizzie died, the work is mainly posthumous and is considered to [...]

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A Parable of Love

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

The proximity of their faces, his hand guiding hers, depicts an intimate setting. It shows a closeness that must have been felt by both Lizzie and DGR during the hours they spent together creating art at Chatham Place. Reading comments elsewhere online, I’ve seen their relationship described in a horribly dismissive way as if Rossetti [...]

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