Thursday 12 May 2016

Proserpine

Born on this day in 1828 was the poet, painter, translator and PRB bad boy Dante Gabriel Rossetti. He wasn't much of a painter, but he had his moments, and here's one - Proserpine, modelled by the unhappy Jane Morris and seething with dark subtext. You can admire it in Tate Britain, if you're so inclined...

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