Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
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At the heart of the Victorian art world burned a singular, restless genius — Dante Gabriel Rossetti, poet, painter, and one of the founding members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, whose luminous canvases and haunting verses redefined the boundaries of beauty in the nineteenth century. Marina Henderson's Dante Gabriel Rossetti presents a richly illustrated examination of the artist's life and output, chronicling his passionate relationships, his obsessive idealization of feminine beauty, and the bold aesthetic philosophy that set him apart from the academic conventions of his era. From the tragic death of his muse and wife Elizabeth Siddal to his tortured later years, Henderson details the personal dramas that both fuelled and fractured his extraordinary creative vision. Henderson's study illuminates the profound influence Rossetti wielded over Victorian culture, tracing his impact on contemporaries such as William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones, and arguing for his lasting significance in the broader history of Western art. Written with scholarly precision yet an accessible elegance, the text situates Rossetti's sensuous, symbol-laden works within their rich historical and literary context, drawing connections between his painterly imagery and his celebrated poetry. For anyone captivated by the collision of art, myth, and desire, this volume raises one compelling question: where does the man end and the legend begin?
Author: Marina Henderson
Format: Paperback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the heart of the Victorian art world burned a singular, restless genius — Dante Gabriel Rossetti, poet, painter, and one of the founding members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, whose luminous canvases and haunting verses redefined the boundaries of beauty in the nineteenth century. Marina Henderson's Dante Gabriel Rossetti presents a richly illustrated examination of the artist's life and output, chronicling his passionate relationships, his obsessive idealization of feminine beauty, and the bold aesthetic philosophy that set him apart from the academic conventions of his era. From the tragic death of his muse and wife Elizabeth Siddal to his tortured later years, Henderson details the personal dramas that both fuelled and fractured his extraordinary creative vision. Henderson's study illuminates the profound influence Rossetti wielded over Victorian culture, tracing his impact on contemporaries such as William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones, and arguing for his lasting significance in the broader history of Western art. Written with scholarly precision yet an accessible elegance, the text situates Rossetti's sensuous, symbol-laden works within their rich historical and literary context, drawing connections between his painterly imagery and his celebrated poetry. For anyone captivated by the collision of art, myth, and desire, this volume raises one compelling question: where does the man end and the legend begin?