Dante Gabriel Rossetti Biography
Poet / Artist
Name at birth: Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti
Dante Gabriel Rossetti helped found the English Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a school of painting (1848) that advocated a return to the Italian style before Raphael. Rossetti was also a well-known romantic poet and was famous for lyric poems such as The Blessed Damozel. His paintings are noted for their luxurious detail and beatific depictions of the feminine.
Extra credit: Rossetti shares a name with, but is unrelated to, the poet Dante Alighieri.
Rossetti also stars in our Who2 loop on the movable deceased, Exhumation Celebration.
Other poet/painters: William Blake, Michelangelo and Viggo Mortensen.
Four Good Links
The Complete Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Good archive of his art and poetry
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Specific info on select paintings, with a link to a simple bio
Pre-Raphaelite Overview
Includes a section on his life and works, from The Victorian Web
Rosetti Chronology
From Liverpool Museums, a nice timeline
Vital Stats
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Death
Best Known As
Romantic poet and painter of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
