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The Merciless Lady by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

The Merciless Lady

Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 1865

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Artist
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Date
1865
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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Further Works by Rossetti

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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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More from Symbolism

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The Seine at Pont de Grenelle The Seine at Pont de Grenelle Gauguin · 1875 · Wallraf–Richartz Museum Potted Plant Potted Plant Munch · 1881 · Munch Museum Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray Mondrian · 1921 · Art Institute of Chicago Portrait of a Lady in a High Hat Portrait of a Lady in a High Hat Klimt · 1882 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Beyond Rossetti and Symbolism: works from the same years, and from the other movements The Merciless Lady belongs to.

The Backgammon Players Same movement · Arts and Crafts movement The Backgammon Players Philip Webb · 1861 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Barks Fleeing Before the Storm Same era · 1850s–1880s Barks Fleeing Before the Storm Léon-Victor Dupré · 1870 · Art Institute of Chicago Fear Same movement · Aestheticism Fear Odilon Redon · 1866 · Cleveland Museum of Art Paris Street; Rainy Day Same era · 1850s–1880s Paris Street; Rainy Day Kawabata Gyokushō · 1877 · Art Institute of Chicago Trellis Same movement · Arts and Crafts movement Trellis William Morris · 1864 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?) Same era · 1850s–1880s A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?) Edgar Degas · 1865 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art 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 Cliffs on the Sea Coast: Small Beach, Sunrise (Falaise au bord de la mer, vu Petite Plage, soleil levant) Same era · 1850s–1880s Cliffs on the Sea Coast: Small Beach, Sunrise (Falaise au bord de la mer, vu Petite Plage, soleil levant) Gustave Courbet · 1865 · Art Institute of Chicago
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