Pre-Raphaelite inspired photoshoots
Pre-Raphaelitism was a British artistic movement, born in the late 1840s, in London, during the Victorian era. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a group of three young students of the Royal Academy : William Holman Hunt (1827-1910), John Everett Millais (1829-1896) and Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882). They rejected any form of academism ; they wanted to…
Pre-Raphaelite woman
Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s painting (“The salutation of Beatrice », 1869), my pattern (background) and my drawing of flower earrings.
Lady Lilith
Dante Rossetti’s painting (Lady Lilith, 1866) and my floral pattern. Dante Rossetti painted as a model his mistress Fanny Cornforth but he changed it in 1872 and painted the face of Alexa Wilding. Rossetti wrote a sonnet dedicated to Lilith. Lilith was Adam’s first wife in Jewish mythology. She was a symbol of temptation and…
Rose scent
Dante Rossetti paintings. Dante Rossetti (1828-1882) was a famous Pre-Raphaelite painter.
Victorian Romantic Jewelry: History and styles (1837-1860)
The Romantic period (early Victorian reign, 1837-1860) celebrated and represented the love of a nation for its young queen and the love between the Queen Victoria and her husband. Jewels were used to symbolize and express sentiments.
Portrait d’une jeune femme auréolée de lumière
Marie Spartali Stillman’s painting and photo made with photoshop based on my photo of the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin. Marie Spartali Stillman was a renowned Pre-Raphaelite painter.
