#western art
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
British poet, illustrator and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti was born on this day in 1828. Rossetti, who is one of the stars of our upcoming exhibition, was a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood alongside William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais.
Rossetti’s romantic medievalism inspired a second generation of Pre-Raphaelite painters, most notably William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones. Alongside his art, he was also known to write sonnets to accompany his pictures, and create art to illustrate the poems and literature that inspired him.
Rossetti’s personal life was closely linked to his work, in particular his relationship with his model and muse Jane Morris pictured in two of these portraits from our collection.
You can learn more about their relationship, see these works and much more in ‘Pre-Raphaelites: Drawings & Watercolours’, opening 18 May. Book your tickets today
ashmolean.org/pre-raphaelites
“Arizona Horses” by Sam Larson
“cowboy”, 2019 by Norman Engel
“vaquero”, 2019 by Norman Engel
“embroidered roses”,2020 by Norman Engel
“belt buckle, boots, and a buck”, 2020 by Norman Engel
“Gothic”, 2004 by Norman Engel
“Young American”, 2021 by Norman Engel
“private parking”, 2015 by Norman Engel
“princess of the plains”, 2021 by Norman Engel
Romantic Italian
Colors: Neutrals, pastels
Motifs: Romace, Italian imagery, nature, western arts
Values: Love, passion, culture, relaxation
The Mier Expedition: The Drawing of the Black Bean, Frederic Remington, 1896