#pre-raphaelite brotherhood

beatrice (1879) and the salutation of beatrice (1869), painted by dante gabriel rossetti. jane morris is the model for both portraits.

beatrice (1879) and the salutation of beatrice (1869), painted by dante gabriel rossetti. jane morris is the model for both portraits.

io sono in pace by dante gabriel rossetti (1875) / paulo e francesica da rimini (1867) by dante gabriel rosseti

io sono in pace by dante gabriel rossetti (1875) / paulo e francesica da rimini (1867) by dante gabriel rosseti

dante’s vision of matilda gathering flowers by dante gabriel rossetti, circa 1855.

dante’s vision of matilda gathering flowers by dante gabriel rossetti, circa 1855.

paolo e francesca by giovanni costetti, 1902.

paolo e francesca by giovanni costetti, 1902.

pre-raphaelite muse, model, and artisan jane morris was born 19 october 1839

pre-raphaelite muse, model, and artisan jane morris was born 19 october 1839

the vampire by philip burne-jones (1897). the model is actress mrs patrick campbell; burne jones was the oldest son of pre-raphaelite painter edward burne-jones.

the vampire by philip burne-jones (1897). the model is actress mrs patrick campbell; burne jones was the oldest son of pre-raphaelite painter edward burne-jones.

ophelia by alexander cabanel; ophelia by friedrich wilhelm theodor heyser; ophelia by jean baptiste bertrand; detail from ophelia by john everett millais

ophelia by alexander cabanel; ophelia by friedrich wilhelm theodor heyser; ophelia by jean baptiste bertrand; detail from ophelia by john everett millais

detail from the last sleep of arthur in avalon by edward burne-jones (1881-1898) // the sleeping beauty by john collier (1921)

detail from the last sleep of arthur in avalon by edward burne-jones (1881-1898) // the sleeping beauty by john collier (1921)

“symphony in white, no. 1: the white girl” by j.a.m. whistler (1861-62) // “a somnambulist” by john everett millais (1871)

“symphony in white, no. 1: the white girl” by j.a.m. whistler (1861-62) // “a somnambulist” by john everett millais (1871)

three studies of fanny eaton, a Black jamaican-born pre-raphaelite muse, by walter fryer stalks (first image) and frederick sandys (images two and three). she sat for numerous artists of the movement, including dg rossetti and simeon solomon, and is perhaps best known for being the sitter for sandys’ morgan le fay.

three studies of fanny eaton, a Black jamaican-born pre-raphaelite muse, by walter fryer stalks (first image) and frederick sandys (images two and three). she sat for numerous artists of the movement, including dg rossetti and simeon solomon, and is perhaps best known for being the sitter for sandys’ morgan le fay.