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Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood


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The picture above is "Lady Lilith" created by Dante Gabriel Rossetti from the Delaware Art Museum. One can note the similarities in the appearance of Lady Lilith to the depiction of the sisters in Dante's other work for "Goblin Market". The sexual appeal of Lilith's appearance and surrounding flowers are characteristic of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's artistic emphasis. Many of the pieces served to be close to nature yet symbolistic in their message. Thus creating a sensual atmosphere that can be interpreted literally and figuratively. The minute emphasis on each detail and saturated colors draw from the late medieval and early Renaissance Europe. This further background on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood serves as context for the fantastic imagery that we see in Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market". 

More information on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood shows them as a small group that formed in 1848 with intentions of opposing the supposed superficiality that was heralded in after Raphael. The group dissolved in the early 50's, but have inspired a second generation of Pre-Raphaelite artists. Though they separated, many of the men continued their close relations, as well as the Pre-Raphaelite ideology in their individual pieces. 

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/praf/hd_praf.htm

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The Romantics

Date


1867

Artist


Dante Gabriel Rossetti


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