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Shouldn't there be some mention of his affair with Jane Burden?! It did go on for years and she was William Morris' wife! Morris even moved out and Rossetti moved into his house!!! ( a5y 19:26, 29 March 2006 (UTC))
I vaguely recall some story of the wife's exhumed corpse being amazingly and startlingly preserved; does anyone have a source for this? — Stumps 07:23, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
I think there should be something about the inspiration he took from William Blake and the important part he played in the re-discovery of Blake's works, his acquisition of Blake's notebook, possibly?
Could I request someone to add that famous painting here & maybe a section on his contributation to feminism & her modern conception? [1](I'm sure the copyright is the same as his other paintings.) At least one on his role in feminism would be nice. Xuchilbara 01:05, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Am I right in thinking that it is Rossetti's "The House of Life" that is referred to in Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence? The line is as follows (p. 138 in my edition):
"Suddenly, among them, he lit on a small volume of verse which he had ordered because the name had attracted him: 'The House of Life.' He took it up, and found himself plunged in an atmosphere unlike any he had ever breathed in books; so warm, so rich, and yet so ineffably tender, that it gave a new and haunting beauty to the most elementary of human passions."
If someone can confirm this, please tell me. It could also be interesting to add it to the article. Thanks -- hibou 20:03, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
It's interesting sometimes, the omissions one finds. There was a mini-film (apparently from TV) about Dante Gabriel Rossetti was used in a class I took in college, and I loved it: Omnibus, Dante's Inferno (1967), but references to it in this article on DGR omit it, and it doesn't come up easily as a film in Wikipedia, or in IMDB.COM
The film used innovative visual, musical, and symbolic means to illustrate the artist and the Pre-Raphealites, while Oliver Reed played Dante with brooding genius and demon haunted greatness. WHY, oh why is this not put on DVD? I hope wiki-gods that be will be sure to see that references to this film show up somewhere, before all memory of it is lost.
CB - peergyntswing@hotmail.com - Aug 18, at 17:55
Although I love Rossetti's work, I don't think this article is yet strong enough to be included in Version 0.7. Hopefully it can be renominated when there is more content and better sourcing. Thanks, Walkerma 06:07, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
Funny. And the really great part is that it's true! -- Derek Ross | Talk 16:05, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Recently the file File:Dante Gabriel Rossetti by George Frederic Watts.jpg (right) was uploaded and it appears to be relevant to this article and not currently used by it. If you're interested and think it would be a useful addition, please feel free to include it. Dcoetzee 02:41, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
Is it worth mentioning that the artist L. S. Lowry amassed quite a sizeable collection of Rossetti's portraits of Lizzie Siddal and Jane Morris? It's not quite as trivial a detail as it sounds: many of the works (Prosperpine, etc) are the pieces that Rossetti's reputation rests upon. A fair proportion of them were eventually bequeathed to Manchester Art Gallery, too. Absurdtrousers ( talk) 12:10, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
? CorvetteZ51 ( talk) 14:57, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
O how the family affections combat Within this heart, and each hour flings a bomb at My burning soul! Neither from owl nor from bat Can peace be gained until I clasp my wombat. - Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1869
I found a link to this poem and saw that it was attributed to him. I don't know if it's a correct attribution. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.157.183.252 ( talk) 04:35, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
I am working on-and-off on expanding this article. I am planning to delete this sentence unless someone has a attribution for it:
Many of the ladies he portrayed have the image of idealized Botticelli's Venus,[citation needed] who was supposed to portray Simonetta Vespucci.
Nothing I have immediately to hand cites Botticelli as a major influence, and I am likely to replace that with a line or two on the influence of Titian, which I have sources for. - PKM ( talk) 17:44, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
Johnbod ( talk) 20:01, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
The section: For the first issue of the Brotherhood's magazine, The Germ, published early in 1850, Rossetti contribute his poem "The Blessed Damozel" and *the story "Hand and Soul" about a fictional early Italian artist inspired by a vision of a woman who bids him combine the human and the divine in his art.[7] ... —Preceding
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In the gallery, it is to be observed that there are two versions given, of the painting whose name is Lady Lilith. The former, which the article suggests is an original, for which the model was Fanny Cornworth. The latter portrays Alexa Wilding. While the original was indeed painted over, the picture in the gallery is not an original, but a replica, and a bad replica at that.
Now, while it would be nice to be able to display the original, as it was first painted, I can find, and I infer that no other has found, an image of it. I do not believe, however, that this awful watercolour should be included, simply because it portrays Cornworth. We don't show any of the other replicas, so why bother with this one?
I suggest that the picture be removed from the gallery, and shall do so myself, if none oppose me.
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Does anyone have any references for how DGR pronounced Gabriel? I think standard British pronunciation would be 'gay', like the archangel. However, his father Gabriele was Italian and presumably said 'gab'. DGR spoke Italian and admired Dante and other medieval Italians, so there seems a strong possibility he pronounced his own name as 'gab'. Any evidence? Masato.harada ( talk) 13:12, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
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Shouldn't there be some mention of his affair with Jane Burden?! It did go on for years and she was William Morris' wife! Morris even moved out and Rossetti moved into his house!!! ( a5y 19:26, 29 March 2006 (UTC))
I vaguely recall some story of the wife's exhumed corpse being amazingly and startlingly preserved; does anyone have a source for this? — Stumps 07:23, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
I think there should be something about the inspiration he took from William Blake and the important part he played in the re-discovery of Blake's works, his acquisition of Blake's notebook, possibly?
Could I request someone to add that famous painting here & maybe a section on his contributation to feminism & her modern conception? [1](I'm sure the copyright is the same as his other paintings.) At least one on his role in feminism would be nice. Xuchilbara 01:05, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Am I right in thinking that it is Rossetti's "The House of Life" that is referred to in Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence? The line is as follows (p. 138 in my edition):
"Suddenly, among them, he lit on a small volume of verse which he had ordered because the name had attracted him: 'The House of Life.' He took it up, and found himself plunged in an atmosphere unlike any he had ever breathed in books; so warm, so rich, and yet so ineffably tender, that it gave a new and haunting beauty to the most elementary of human passions."
If someone can confirm this, please tell me. It could also be interesting to add it to the article. Thanks -- hibou 20:03, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
It's interesting sometimes, the omissions one finds. There was a mini-film (apparently from TV) about Dante Gabriel Rossetti was used in a class I took in college, and I loved it: Omnibus, Dante's Inferno (1967), but references to it in this article on DGR omit it, and it doesn't come up easily as a film in Wikipedia, or in IMDB.COM
The film used innovative visual, musical, and symbolic means to illustrate the artist and the Pre-Raphealites, while Oliver Reed played Dante with brooding genius and demon haunted greatness. WHY, oh why is this not put on DVD? I hope wiki-gods that be will be sure to see that references to this film show up somewhere, before all memory of it is lost.
CB - peergyntswing@hotmail.com - Aug 18, at 17:55
Although I love Rossetti's work, I don't think this article is yet strong enough to be included in Version 0.7. Hopefully it can be renominated when there is more content and better sourcing. Thanks, Walkerma 06:07, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
Funny. And the really great part is that it's true! -- Derek Ross | Talk 16:05, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Recently the file File:Dante Gabriel Rossetti by George Frederic Watts.jpg (right) was uploaded and it appears to be relevant to this article and not currently used by it. If you're interested and think it would be a useful addition, please feel free to include it. Dcoetzee 02:41, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
Is it worth mentioning that the artist L. S. Lowry amassed quite a sizeable collection of Rossetti's portraits of Lizzie Siddal and Jane Morris? It's not quite as trivial a detail as it sounds: many of the works (Prosperpine, etc) are the pieces that Rossetti's reputation rests upon. A fair proportion of them were eventually bequeathed to Manchester Art Gallery, too. Absurdtrousers ( talk) 12:10, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
? CorvetteZ51 ( talk) 14:57, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
O how the family affections combat Within this heart, and each hour flings a bomb at My burning soul! Neither from owl nor from bat Can peace be gained until I clasp my wombat. - Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1869
I found a link to this poem and saw that it was attributed to him. I don't know if it's a correct attribution. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.157.183.252 ( talk) 04:35, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
I am working on-and-off on expanding this article. I am planning to delete this sentence unless someone has a attribution for it:
Many of the ladies he portrayed have the image of idealized Botticelli's Venus,[citation needed] who was supposed to portray Simonetta Vespucci.
Nothing I have immediately to hand cites Botticelli as a major influence, and I am likely to replace that with a line or two on the influence of Titian, which I have sources for. - PKM ( talk) 17:44, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
Johnbod ( talk) 20:01, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
The section: For the first issue of the Brotherhood's magazine, The Germ, published early in 1850, Rossetti contribute his poem "The Blessed Damozel" and *the story "Hand and Soul" about a fictional early Italian artist inspired by a vision of a woman who bids him combine the human and the divine in his art.[7] ... —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
24.149.85.248 (
talk) 01:24, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
In the gallery, it is to be observed that there are two versions given, of the painting whose name is Lady Lilith. The former, which the article suggests is an original, for which the model was Fanny Cornworth. The latter portrays Alexa Wilding. While the original was indeed painted over, the picture in the gallery is not an original, but a replica, and a bad replica at that.
Now, while it would be nice to be able to display the original, as it was first painted, I can find, and I infer that no other has found, an image of it. I do not believe, however, that this awful watercolour should be included, simply because it portrays Cornworth. We don't show any of the other replicas, so why bother with this one?
I suggest that the picture be removed from the gallery, and shall do so myself, if none oppose me.
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Does anyone have any references for how DGR pronounced Gabriel? I think standard British pronunciation would be 'gay', like the archangel. However, his father Gabriele was Italian and presumably said 'gab'. DGR spoke Italian and admired Dante and other medieval Italians, so there seems a strong possibility he pronounced his own name as 'gab'. Any evidence? Masato.harada ( talk) 13:12, 28 April 2023 (UTC)