From the artist's life
Grief-stricken, Rossetti buried his poems with his wife — then years later had her grave reopened to retrieve the manuscript.
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882) was a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and both a painter and poet. His sensuous portraits of dreamy, red-haired women defined a whole Victorian ideal of beauty.
Rossetti's fusion of poetry and painting and his languid stunners shaped the Aesthetic movement.
- Co-founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
- Both a major painter and a poet.
- Famed for sensuous portraits of dreamy women.
Key works
Where to start
Complete list of key works
Works with a dedicated ArtAtlas page are highlighted in gold.
- ProserpineOn ArtAtlas
- Beata BeatrixListed for reference
- Bocca BaciataListed for reference
- Ecce Ancilla DominiListed for reference
- Lady LilithListed for reference
- Dante's DreamListed for reference
- Veronica VeroneseListed for reference
- Monna RosaListed for reference
- The BelovedListed for reference
- The Blessed DamozelListed for reference
- The Girlhood of Mary VirginListed for reference
- The Day DreamListed for reference
1874
Proserpine
The model is Jane Morris, the wife of Rossetti's friend and his secret love.