Editor’s Note: Untold Art History investigates lesser-known stories in art, spotlighting unsung and pioneering artists you should know, as well as revealing new insights into influential artworks.
Winifred Sandys, "White Mayde of Avenel" (after 1902), watercolor on vellum, 8 × 6 inches. Delaware Art Museum, Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial, 1935 (all images courtesy Delaware Art Museum) ...
A Marriage of Arts & Crafts: Evelyn & William De Morgan in Wilmington, Delaware, showcases paintings and ceramics by two underrecognized yet influential artists. Evelyn De Morgan, “Flora” (detail) ...
The pre-Raphaelite movement in America: an introduction -- The British brotherhood -- Buchanan Read and the Rossettis -- William J. Stillman: "The American pre-Raphaelite" -- The Crayon: the first ...
Elizabeth Siddal was a much-favorited model for the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, posing for such iconic pieces as John Everett Millais’ 1852 painting Ophelia. But she was also a talented artist and ...
'Direct and serious and heartfelt': The Pre-Raphaelite movement -- The first generation: 1848-65. Anna Mary Howitt. Joanna Boyce. Rosa Brett. Anna Blunden. Elizabeth Siddal -- The second generation: ...
The National Gallery of Art’s exhibit “The Pre-Raphaelite Lens: British Photography and Painting” welcomed me with a depiction of two lovers embracing each other passionately. At first glimpse, I had ...