#btw Elizabeth Siddal was the model for John Everett Millais' Ophelia
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Lady Lilith
#i read an article that claimed the model for this painting was Rossetti's wife‚ Elizabeth Siddal‚#but Rossetti started working on this painting in 1868 and Elizabeth died in 1862#btw Elizabeth Siddal was the model for John Everett Millais' Ophelia#she got very sick after Ophelia was finished because she posed for the painting in a cold bathtub#art#dante gabriel rossetti
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I’ve copied the informative tags from the original poster, @liriostigre ; i think they’re illuminating and add interesting insight.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Lady Lilith
#i read an article that claimed the model for this painting was rossetti's wife‚ elizabeth siddal‚#but rossetti started working on this painting in 1868 and elizabeth died in 1862#btw elizabeth siddal was the model for john everett millais' ophelia#she got very sick after ophelia was finished because she posed for the painting in a cold bathtub#dante gabriel rossetti#artislove8
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