Talk:Dante Gabriel Rossetti

message: Shouldn't there be some mention of his affair with Jane Burden?! It did go on for years and she was William Morris' wife! Morris even moved out and Rossetti moved into his house!!! (a5y 19:26, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: To be fair, there is still some speculation whether they did have an affair or not. The accepted view is that Rossetti's feelings may have been unrequited. Absurdtrousers (talk) 12:13, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Jane Burden Affair

message: I vaguely recall some story of the wife's exhumed corpse being amazingly and startlingly preserved; does anyone have a source for this? — Stumps 07:23, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Exhumation

message: Could I request someone to add that famous painting here & maybe a section on his contributation to feminism & her modern conception?(I'm sure the copyright is the same as his other paintings.) At least one on his role in feminism would be nice.
Xuchilbara 01:05, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Lady Lilith

message: Am I right in thinking that it is Rossetti's "The House of Life" that is referred to in Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence? The line is as follows (p. 138 in my edition):
"Suddenly, among them, he lit on a small volume of verse which he had ordered because the name had attracted him: 'The House of Life.' He took it up, and found himself plunged in an atmosphere unlike any he had ever breathed in books; so warm, so rich, and yet so ineffably tender, that it gave a new and haunting beauty to the most elementary of human passions."
If someone can confirm this, please tell me. It could also be interesting to add it to the article. Thanks -- hibou 20:03, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Age of Innocence 

message: Although I love Rossetti's work, I don't think this article is yet strong enough to be included in Version 0.7.  Hopefully it can be renominated when there is more content and better sourcing.  Thanks, Walkerma 06:07, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Version 0.7

message: Funny. And the really great part is that it's true! -- Derek Ross | Talk 16:05, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Wombat

message: Recently the file :File:Dante Gabriel Rossetti by George Frederic Watts.jpg (right) was uploaded and it appears to be relevant to this article and not currently used by it. If you're interested and think it would be a useful addition, please feel free to include it. Dcoetzee 02:41, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  New file [[:File:Dante Gabriel Rossetti by George Frederic Watts.jpg]] 

message: Is it worth mentioning that the artist L. S. Lowry amassed quite a sizeable collection of Rossetti's portraits of Lizzie Siddal and Jane Morris? It's not quite as trivial a detail as it sounds: many of the works (Prosperpine, etc) are the pieces that Rossetti's reputation rests upon. A fair proportion of them were eventually bequeathed to Manchester Art Gallery, too. Absurdtrousers (talk) 12:10, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  L.S. Lowry 

message: ? CorvetteZ51 (talk) 14:57, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Jane Morris modelled for these three works; Rossetti used her frequently in his later paintings because she reminded him of his late wife Lizzie. Absurdtrousers (talk) 17:55, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: same model?, Proserpine, Fiammetta, Greensleaves

message: O how the family affections combat
Within this heart, and each hour flings a bomb at
My burning soul! Neither from owl nor from bat
Can peace be gained until I clasp my wombat.
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1869
I found a link to this poem and saw that it was attributed to him. I don't know if it's a correct attribution.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.157.183.252 (talk) 04:35, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poem attributed to Rossetti 

message: In the gallery, it is to be observed that there are two versions given, of the painting whose name is Lady Lilith. The former, which the article suggests is an original, for which the model was Fanny Cornworth. The latter portrays Alexa Wilding. While the original was indeed painted over, the picture in the gallery is not an original, but a replica, and a bad replica at that. 
Now, while it would be nice to be able to display the original, as it was first painted, I can find, and I infer that no other has found, an image of it. I do not believe, however, that this awful watercolour should be included, simply because it portrays Cornworth. We don't show any of the other replicas, so why bother with this one? 
I suggest that the picture be removed from the gallery, and shall do so myself, if none oppose me. 
I,E • Wouldst thou speak? 00:02, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Is the watercolour a _copy_ or a preparatory study, which would be typical of practice at the time.  It should be annotated, either way, but not removed. - PKM (talk) 03:07, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Research confirms, that it is a replica and not a preparatory study, though such a study may be found on the Lady Lilith page. My reasons for wishing to see it removed are two, though one reason is of little import. First, there are no other replicas in the gallery. I can conceive of no reason for such an inconsistency, except the change of Models. Second, though admittedly inconsequential, is that is in every way an inferior work; it's garbage. My weighted opinion, therefore, is that to justify this hideous inclusion, we should be obliged to track down every replica Rossetti made of the works in the gallery and include them. I think to display the original work, amended or no, is sufficient. If the reader is sufficiently intrigued by the painting's history, they can click upon the link with little effort, and there assault their eyes with the watercolour. I,E • Communicate 06:36, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Of Lady Lilith 

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message: Does anyone have any references for how DGR pronounced Gabriel? I think standard British pronunciation would be 'gay', like the archangel. However, his father Gabriele was Italian and presumably said 'gab'. DGR spoke Italian and admired Dante and other medieval Italians, so there seems a strong possibility he pronounced his own name as 'gab'. Any evidence? Masato.harada (talk) 13:12, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name pronunciation