Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Beata Beatrix


1877
oil on canvas
"The painting is a personal expression of Rossetti's love for his deceased wife, Elizabeth Siddal, seen through the writings of Dante"


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beata_Beatrix

2 comments:

Lyxandra said...

Not to rain on your parade, but it was Dante Gabriel Rossetti who painted the Beata Beatrix.

Hermes said...

Oops slip of my fingers, I'll change it now and appreciate your pointing it out.