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Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1828–1882

Lewis Carroll. Detail of a family photograph, 7 October 1863.
Lewis Carroll. Detail of a family photograph, 7 October 1863.

Rossetti was a poet, painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His wife Elizabeth Siddal often modeled for him. In Beata Beatrix, his memory of her joined his longstanding interest in Dante’s poetry.

Paintings and other works

Beata Beatrix — Dante Gabriel RossettiDante Gabriel Rossetti

Beata Beatrix

1871–72

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    Sources

    Lewis Carroll · The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 84.XM.803.6. Digital image courtesy of Getty’s Open Content Program. Cropped detail. · CC0 1.0 Portrait source · Licence