Exhibitions
The Rossettis
Revolution, partnership, love. The Rossettis led a progressive counterculture, drawing on the past to reinvent art for their fast-changing modern world. The work of Pre-Raphaelite founder Dante Gabriel Rossetti, alongside that of his wife, artist Elizabeth Siddal, and his siblings, writers Christina and William Michael Rossetti, are the subject of this major international exhibition organized in partnership with Tate Britain.
The Rossettis presents celebrated DelArt paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, such as Found and Lady Lilith, contextualized among masterpieces from the Tate’s collection and loans from public and private collections worldwide. The show will include Rossetti’s outstanding early and late paintings, watercolors, photographs, and design, and major drawings by Siddal. This exhibition marks the first time this material will be assembled and displayed in the United States. It will be on view at Tate Britain from April 6 to September 24, 2023, before traveling to DelArt.
The Beloved (“The Bride”), 1865-6, Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Oil on canvas. Purchased with assistance from Sir Arthur Du Cros Bt and Sir Otto Beit KCMG through the Art Fund 1916. Tate. Photo: Tate.
‘Ecce Ancilla Domini! (The Annunciation), 1849–50, Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Oil on canvas. Purchased 1959. Tate. Photo: Tate.
Monna Vanna, 1866, Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Oil on canvas. Purchased with assistance from Sir Arthur Du Cros Bt and Sir Otto Beit KCMG through the Art Fund 1916. Tate. Photo: Tate.
Lady Lilith, 1866–1868 (altered 1872–1873). Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882). Oil on canvas, 39 x 34. Delaware Art Museum, Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial.
Found, Designed 1853; begun 1859; unfinished. Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882). Oil on canvas, 36 1/4 × 31 15/16 inches. Delaware Art Museum, Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial.
The Wedding of St George and Princess Sabra, 1857, Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Watercolor on paper. Purchased with assistance from Sir Arthur Du Cros Bt and Sir Otto Beit KCMG through the Art Fund 1916. Tate. Photo: Tate.
Lady Affixing Pennant to a Knight’s Spear, c. 1856, Elizabeth Siddal. Watercolor on paper. Bequeathed by W.C. Alexander 1917. Tate. Photo: Tate.
Dantis Amor, 1860, Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Oil on mahogany. Presented by F. Treharne James 1920. Tate. Photo: Tate.
Elizabeth Siddal Plaiting her Hair, not dated, Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Graphite on paper. Bequeathed by H.F. Stephens 1932. Tate. Photo: Tate.
Proserpine, 1874, Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Oil on canvas. Presented by W. Graham Robertson 1940. Tate. Photo: Tate.
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Organizers & Sponsors
This exhibition is made possible through support from the Nathan Clark Foundation, the Amy P. Goldman Foundation, and the Dr. Lee MacCormick Edwards Charitable Foundation. This organization is supported, in part, by a grant from the
Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the
National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on
www.DelawareScene.com.
