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The Salutation of Beatrice by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

The Salutation of Beatrice

Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 1861

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Artist
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Date
1861
Location
National Gallery of Canada
ART MOVEMENTS
AestheticismArts and Crafts movementPre-Raphaelite BrotherhoodSymbolism
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THE ARTIST

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1828–1882 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, blended poetry and painting to create evocative, symbolic works like "Beata Beatrix."

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Beata Beatrix Beata Beatrix 1877 · Birmingham Museums Trust Faust: Part 1. Last Scene Faust: Part 1. Last Scene 1846 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Mariana in the South (Illustration for "The Palace of Art" in Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903) Mariana in the South (Illustration for "The Palace of Art" in Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903) 1857 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Sir Galahad (from Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903) Sir Galahad (from Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903) 1857 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art St. Cecily / Cecilia (Illustration for The Palace of Art in Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903) St. Cecily / Cecilia (Illustration for The Palace of Art in Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903) 1857 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Lady of Shalott (from Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903) The Lady of Shalott (from Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903) 1857 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Buy from Us with a Golden Curl (frontispiece to "Goblin Market and other Poems" by Christina Rossetti) Buy from Us with a Golden Curl (frontispiece to "Goblin Market and other Poems" by Christina Rossetti) 1862 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Design for Old Testament Window Design for Old Testament Window 1865 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Beyond Rossetti and Symbolism: works from the same years, and from the other movements The Salutation of Beatrice belongs to.

The Backgammon Players Same movement · Arts and Crafts movement The Backgammon Players Philip Webb · 1861 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky Same era · 1840s–1870s The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky Léon-Victor Dupré · 1855 · Art Institute of Chicago Hagar and Ishmael, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery" Same movement · Aestheticism Hagar and Ishmael, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery" Simeon Solomon · 1863 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Monsieur Suisse Same era · 1840s–1870s Monsieur Suisse Gustave Courbet · 1861 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Trellis Same movement · Arts and Crafts movement Trellis William Morris · 1864 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Pools by the Seaside Same era · 1840s–1870s Pools by the Seaside William Hart · 1861 · Buffalo AKG Art Museum Fear Same movement · Aestheticism Fear Odilon Redon · 1866 · Cleveland Museum of Art A Sketch Same era · 1840s–1870s A Sketch Mariano Fortuny Marsal · 1862 · Hispanic Society of America
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