Dante Gabriel Rossetti
by Julian Treuherz
from Thames & Hudson
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 from the 1850s; paintings of the female figure from 1859 on; representations of artists and their models; studies of Elizabeth Siddall, his wife; late paintings on themes from Dante and the Arthurian legends; the monumental decorative projects at Llandaff Cathedral and at the Oxford Union; and his contributions to the decorative arts (book bindings and illustrations, stained glass, furniture, and picture frames).
Published to accompany an exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and the Van Gogh Museum, the book complements recent scholarship and will stimulate further research on Rossetti. The book and exhibition mark a landmark in Rossetti studies, providing an unprecedented opportunity to view the entire range of his achievement. The contributors include Edwin Becker, exhibition curator at the Van Gogh Museum; Liz Prettejohn, Professor of Art History at Plymouth University; and Julian Treuherz of the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside. 330 illustrations, 130 in color.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
by Russell Ash
from Harry N. Abrams
Rossetti: Colour Library (Phaidon Colour Library)
by David Rodgers
from Phaidon Press
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Parole di Charta)
Dear Mr Rossetti: The Letters of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Hall Caine 1878-1881
Recollections of Rossetti
Hall Claine's famous reminiscences of his friendhip with Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
THIS TITLE IS CITED AND RECOMMENDED BY: Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
by Jan Marsh
from Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Born in London in 1828, of British and Italian parentage, DGR became a pupil of Ford Madox Brown and later formed the PRB to effect a revolution in English painting and poetry. His work in both forms was detailed, symbolic, mystical, and sometimes erotic. He was involved with two of the PRB `stunners', first Lizzie Siddal who died of a laudanum overdose, then Jane Morris. Notoriously, DGR buried his poetry manuscripts with Siddal, but later exhumed them. Latterly involved with William Morris's decorative arts firm, DRG died - a near recluse - in 1882, a Romantic Victorian revolutionary.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, painter poet of heaven in earth
A study of the background of the Rossetti family (both in Italy and later in England) that molded the son Dante Gabriel into a powerful force in the pre-Raphaelite movement in 19th century England. In a two-part study biographical and critical Mr. Megroz analyzes many aspects of the painter-poet's life and work.
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the old masters.(Critical essay): An article from: Yearbook of English Studies
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Title: Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the old masters.(Critical essay)
Author: Leonee Ormond
Publication: Yearbook of English Studies (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Page: 153(18)
Article Type: Critical essay
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti
With its luxurious design and captivating text, this book brings to life a charming, extravagantly talented artist.
One of Victorian England's most charismatic characters, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) painted and wrote with equal passion. He was similarly passionate in his personal life: his ethereal artist-wife, his earthy blond mistress, and the ravishing Jane Morris are all immortalized in his voluptuous images. The melodrama of Rossetti's lifedarkened by rumors of suicide, adultery, and addictionhas often overshadowed his striking accomplishments as a painter.
This evocative volume vividly illuminates Rossetti's career, from his early achievements as a founder of the tremendously influential Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, through his involvement with William Morris's revolutionary design firm, to the grandly unorthodox images of his final years. Rossetti's prodigious art encompassed the meticulously detailed canvases of his early years, the jewellike brilliance of his medieval tableaux, and the sensuously alluring women of his late paintings.
The astute text provides, at long last, a clear and candid account of the artist that carefully untangles fact from myth. Reminiscences from the artist's great-grandniece Helen Guglielmini provide an engaging glimpse of life with the Rossettis. Beautifully designed with luscious reproductions, telling details, and graceful ornamentation, this is the first lavishly illustrated monograph devoted to Rossetti.
265 illustrations, 140 in full color
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