#pre raphaelites
beatrice (1879) and the salutation of beatrice (1869), painted by dante gabriel rossetti. jane morris is the model for both portraits.
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io sono in pace by dante gabriel rossetti (1875) / paulo e francesica da rimini (1867) by dante gabriel rosseti
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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.
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ophelia by alexander cabanel; ophelia by friedrich wilhelm theodor heyser; ophelia by jean baptiste bertrand; detail from ophelia by john everett millais
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detail from the last sleep of arthur in avalon by edward burne-jones (1881-1898) // the sleeping beauty by john collier (1921)
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“symphony in white, no. 1: the white girl” by j.a.m. whistler (1861-62) // “a somnambulist” by john everett millais (1871)
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hidden details in millais’ ophelia:
- a robin perched on a branch in the upper right hand corner.
- a mist of cobweb above the sitter’s feet ominously remminiscent of a skull.
- dead reeds rotting in the water. the backdrop was in 1851 from june until november, in ewell, surrey.
- a garland of violets around the neck of ophelia, modelled by elizabeth siddal.
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John William Waterhouse - Tristan and Isolde
1916 / oil on canvas / 109 cm x 81 cm / Private Collection
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Sir. Joseph Noel Paton - The Reconciliation of Oberon and Titania
1847 / oil on canvas / 76 cm x 123 cm / National Gallery of Scotland (Edinburgh, UK)
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti - The Blessed Damozel
1871-1878 / oil on canvas / 136.8 cm × 96.5 cm / Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, USA)
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John William Waterhouse, R.A. (1849-1917)
Study for ‘The Lady Clare’, 1900
Beata Beatrix by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Even though I have Ophelia as my screensaver, this is my favourite of the pre-Raphaelite-paintings.
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A Venetian Gaming-House in the Sixteenth Century by Valentine Cameron Prinsep, date unknown
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Winter Fuel by John Everett Millais, 1873
‘Bare ruined choirs, where once the sweet birds sang’
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The Wandering Jew by Evelyn de Morgan, 1888
Rare chance to see a recently discovered Evelyn De Morgan painting! On Thursday 12th December, Evelyn De Morgan’s painting The Wandering Jew (1888) will go on sale at Christie’s in London, with a chance to view the picture from 7 – 11th December in the ‘British Art: Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art sale’ exhibition. ©
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