Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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| - | '''Dante Gabriel Rossetti''' ([[May 12]], [[1828]] – [[April 10]], [[1882]]) was an [[England|English]] [[poet]], [[illustrator]], [[painter]], and [[translator]] and a precursor to the [[Symbolism|Symbolist movement]]. | + | '''Dante Gabriel Rossetti''' (1828 – 1882) was an [[English poet]], illustrator, painter, translator, and member of the Rossetti family. He founded the [[Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood]] in 1848 with [[William Holman Hunt]] and [[John Everett Millais]]. Rossetti inspired the next generation of artists and writers, [[William Morris]] and [[Edward Burne-Jones]] in particular. His work also influenced the European [[Symbolism (arts)|Symbolist]]s and was a major precursor of the [[Aesthetic movement]]. |
| - | Robin Sheets, "[[Pornography and Art: The Case of 'Jenny']]," [[Critical Inquiry]] 14, no. 2 (Winter 1988) | + | Rossetti's art was characterised by its sensuality and its medieval revivalism. His early poetry was influenced by [[John Keats]] and [[William Blake]]. His later poetry was characterised by the complex interlinking of thought and feeling, especially in his sonnet sequence ''The House of Life''. Poetry and image are closely entwined in Rossetti's work. He frequently wrote [[sonnet]]s to accompany his pictures, spanning from ''[[The Girlhood of Mary Virgin]]'' (1849) and ''Astarte Syriaca'' (1877), while also creating art to illustrate poems such as ''[[Goblin Market]]'' by the celebrated poet [[Christina Rossetti]], his sister. |
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| - | “My poem,” says Rossetti, “is about a prostitute named Jenny,” and he begins to recite: “'Lazy, laughing, languid Jenny. ... By placing “Jenny” so early in his narrative, Hale highlights the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's embrace of the social . | + | |
| + | Rossetti's personal life was closely linked to his work, especially his relationships with his models and muses [[Elizabeth Siddal]] (whom he married), [[Fanny Cornforth]], and [[Jane Morris]]. | ||
| + | In 1870 Rossetti published a sympathetic poem about a prostitute, "[[Jenny]]". | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Christina Rossetti]] | ||
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828 – 1882) was an English poet, illustrator, painter, translator, and member of the Rossetti family. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. Rossetti inspired the next generation of artists and writers, William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones in particular. His work also influenced the European Symbolists and was a major precursor of the Aesthetic movement.
Rossetti's art was characterised by its sensuality and its medieval revivalism. His early poetry was influenced by John Keats and William Blake. His later poetry was characterised by the complex interlinking of thought and feeling, especially in his sonnet sequence The House of Life. Poetry and image are closely entwined in Rossetti's work. He frequently wrote sonnets to accompany his pictures, spanning from The Girlhood of Mary Virgin (1849) and Astarte Syriaca (1877), while also creating art to illustrate poems such as Goblin Market by the celebrated poet Christina Rossetti, his sister.
Rossetti's personal life was closely linked to his work, especially his relationships with his models and muses Elizabeth Siddal (whom he married), Fanny Cornforth, and Jane Morris.
In 1870 Rossetti published a sympathetic poem about a prostitute, "Jenny".
See also
