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Dante Gabriel Rossetti | Lady Lilith | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Lady Lilith, John William Godward, Everett Millais, Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood, Gabriel Rossetti, Pre Raphaelite Art, Aesthetic Woman, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Signature: at lower left, the artist's monogram "DGR / 1867"Inscription: Surtees, 1971, p. 118 records a label (that no longer exists), once on the back of the frame, inscribed in pen and ink in the artist's hand: "Lady Lilith

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Tate on Instagram: "🌹 Meet Lady Lilith, a portrait by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, first painted in 1868 to show Fanny Cornforth, then altered in 1872 to represent Alexa Wilding. Gabriel associates Lilith with feminine power, connecting her to ‘New Women’ of the time who were campaigning for equal rights. In a sonnet inscribed on the frame of the painting, Gabriel describes sensual love and ‘the perilous principle in the world being female from the first’. For Gabriel, hair was an expression of wom Raphaelite Paintings, Lady Lilith, Pre Raphaelite Paintings, Everett Millais, Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood, Pre Raphaelite Art, Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Tate on Instagram: "🌹 Meet Lady Lilith, a portrait by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, first painted in 1868 to show Fanny Cornforth, then altered in 1872 to represent Alexa Wilding. Gabriel associates Lilith with feminine power, connecting her to ‘New Women’ of the time who were campaigning for equal rights. In a sonnet inscribed on the frame of the painting, Gabriel describes sensual love and ‘the perilous principle in the world being female from the first’. For Gabriel, hair was an expression of…

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Lady Lilith Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1860 Lady Lilith is portrayed as a beautiful woman combing her long red hair, symbolising her sensuality and seductive power, the hair is a central element of the painting as the mirror she’s reflecting in that could symbolise her vanity. • • • • #preraphaelite #dantegabrielrossetti #ladylilith #darkacademia Lilith Painting, Lilith Aesthetic, Lilith Altar, Lady Lilith, Gabriel Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Light Aesthetic, Long Red Hair, Inspo Art

Lady Lilith Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1860 Lady Lilith is portrayed as a beautiful woman combing her long red hair, symbolising her sensuality and seductive power, the hair is a central element of the painting as the mirror she’s reflecting in that could symbolise her vanity. • • • • #preraphaelite #dantegabrielrossetti #ladylilith #darkacademia

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