found image by Dante

Description: 

found which was a painting by Dante Rosetti which was the founder of the pre raphaelite, and the brother of Christina who wrote Goblin market.This painting is showing a women and a man looking like he was trying to perform sexual acts.Painting is an example of prostitution, sand a weak women as they are viewed within the society.The woman in the picture is dressed by what is accepted during the victorian era with a long dress, and scarf to cover anything that the dress isnt so they can be projected as innocent, and convered to be conserved.Victorian women were described in text as household servants,clean,cook,and provide in many ways for their husbands only.Women either had the choice to be a homebody who only was seen by thier husbands without a job, or prostitute since they didnt hire women many places thats the only other choice women had which made "fallen women"come into place which could be a reason the woman in on the ground in the picture.

Associated Place(s)

Artist: 

  • Dante Gabriel Rosetti

Image Date: 

1990