This post was originally published by Stephanie Graham Pina at Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood. On this day in 1829, Elizabeth Eleanor Siddall was born (she dropped a letter L from her name when she became an artist). I write about her frequently on this site; she’s a woman I admire immensely. You can visit my other site, LizzieSiddal.com to see a timeline…
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Symbiosis
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 Pennant and Rossetti’s painting Before…