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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]
- Jane Burden, 19 October 1839, Oxford, England
- Elizabeth Burden (sister)
May 12, 2022 · As a designer, poet and activist, Morris was a towering figure in the Victorian art world. His homes became showcases for art and gathering places for writers and radicals. Yet his wife Jane Morris (née Burden), his partner in his creative homemaking, has all too often been overlooked.
Life of Jane Morris. Jane Burden was born in Oxford on 19 October 1839. Her father was Robert Burden, a stableman and his wife, Ann Maizey was a laundress. Her mother was illiterate and perhaps came to Oxford as a domestic servant. Not much is known about Jane’s childhood, but it is believed to be poor and deprived.
Apr 4, 2024 · 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. Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Mariana, 1870, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland. ArtUK. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
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. Rossetti's Obsession: Images of Jane Morris opens from 20 June to 21 September 2014. Bringing together rarely displayed works, the ...
About the drawing. Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882), Jane Burden (1840– 1914), 1858. Rossetti first caught sight of Jane Burden in 1857, when she was seventeen. Smitten by her beauty, he persuaded her to model for Queen Guinevere, one of the characters in his ambitious series of frescos illustrating the legend of King Arthur for the ...
Apr 12, 2021 · Explore the life of Jane Burden Morris, a Victorian English art model. Her androgynous and brooding features made her one of the most celebrated muses of the Pre-Raphaelite art movement.
