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Jane Morris (née Burden; 19 October 1839 – 26 January 1914) was an English embroiderer in the Arts and Crafts movement and an artists' model who embodied the Pre-Raphaelite ideal of beauty. She was a model and muse to her husband William Morris and to Dante Gabriel Rossetti . [1]
Apr 4, 2024 · Marija Canjuga 4 April 202414 min Read. Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Proserpine, 1874, Tate Britain, London, UK. Detail. Jane Morris (1839-1914) was an English embroiderer and artists’ model who embodied the Pre-Raphaelite ideal of beauty. She was a model and muse to her husband William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Jane Morris was a model and muse to English artists William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Jane later married Morris who was a poet, novelist, translator, textile designer, and social activist. A quiet woman by nature, Jane possessed a modest background.
May 12, 2022 · Stories. An unconventional Victorian marriage: at home with Jane and William Morris. Posted 12 May 2022, by Suzanne Fagence Cooper. William Morris wrote: 'The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.' As a designer, poet and activist, Morris was a towering figure in the Victorian art world.
Press. Rossetti's Obsession: Images of Jane Morris. Paintings, drawings and photographs of the Pre-Raphaelite star. On the centenary of her death a new exhibition at the Lady Lever Art Gallery explores the role of Jane Morris as Dante Gabriel Rossetti's chief muse and the embodiment of Pre-Raphaelite beauty.
Jane Morris (née Burden) (1839-1914), Embroiderer and artist's model; wife of William Morris. Sitter associated with 32 portraits. In 1857, Burden was spotted by artists Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Edward Burne-Jones in Oxford, and was sought by them as a model. She sat initially for Rossetti and then for William Morris.
William Morris was a designer of stained glass, tapestries, wallpaper, chintzes, furniture, books, and typefaces. He was also a preservationist, socialist, poet, novelist, lecturer, calligrapher, translator of classic Icelandic and early English sagas, and founder of the Kelmscott press.
Feb 9, 2023 · Jane Morris (née Jane Burden, 1839-1914) was an English artists' model who embodied the Pre-Raphaelite ideal of beauty. She was a model and muse to William Morris (1834–1896) and eventually married him. In fact she modeled for the only known painting done by Morris - La Belle Iseult, below. "La Belle Iseult" by William Morris.
Jane Morris was born on 15 April 1953 in Quincy, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Frankie and Johnny (1991), Raising Helen (2004) and True Lies (1994). She has been married to Jeff Michalski since 1984. They have two children.
Dec 6, 2022 · Jane was an outstanding embroiderer, and ran the needlework department of Morris and Company for over a decade. She built a network of female friends and colleagues, and hosted poets, anarchists and artists at her homes in Kent, London and Oxfordshire.
