Dante Gabriel Rossetti: Pandora, 1869

A cofounder of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) has become well known to many through the widespread reproduction of his work on posters, cards, and prints. This sumptuous survey of his colorful, romantic art includes major works from all periods of his life in every media including watercolors ...more

Poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti crowns this outstanding collection: highlights include "The Blessed Damozel," "My Sister's Sleep," and selections from The House of Life. Christina Rossetti is represented by "Remember," "Cousin Kate," and "Song"; Swinburne's "The Garden of Proserpine," Morris' "The Haystack in the Floods," and Meredith's "Lucifer by Starlight." ...more

Focusing on two of the most influential figures in the Pre-Raphaelite movement, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Morris, this book explores new ways of considering art and literature together. Elizabeth Helsinger traces the unusually close relationship between the poetry and poetics of two poet-artists and their contemporary practice of visual ...more

Poet and painter, founder and acknowledged leader of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) has beguiled and intrigued for more than a century with his turbulent and romantic imagery. This beautifully illustrated book analyzes the life and career of this influential English painter. 63 illustrations, 53 in color. ...more

Why did the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti come to dominate the cultural geography of England between 1850 and 1910? And why, having attained that kind of eminence, did Rossetti's star decline so precipitously with the advent of Modernism? Finally, what is there about Rossetti's work and its historical aftermath ...more

The painter and poet Rossetti was an exotic figure on the stage of Victorian Bohemian London, his life a sensational mix of romance, tragedy, rebellion and genius. Lisa Tickner's accessible text throws new light on the life and work of this key Victorian artist in a survey of his entire ...more