Preraphaelite

Edward Coley Burne-Jones

By yannis • Dec 24th, 2007 in Preraphaelite

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“King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid,” 1884, by Edward Burne-Jones, currently hangs in the Tate Gallery, London.
King Cophetua was said to have been a legendary king who showed no interest in females, until one day he saw a pale barefoot beggar-girl dressed all in grey. He fell in love with her, and raised her to […]


The Art of Dante Gabriel Rossetti

By yannis • Dec 21st, 2007 in Preraphaelite

Astarte Syriaca by Rosetti

The Art of Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Rosetti’s poem, “Nuptial Sleep”, described a couple falling asleep after sex.

The Art of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
An elaborate whole made from a mosaic of intensely described fragments

Rossetti’s first major paintings display some of the realist qualities of the early Pre-Raphaelite movement. His Girlhood of Mary, Virgin and […]