In this tragic painting, Rossetti draws a comparison between himself and the medieval poet who shared his name. Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Beata Beatrix by Dr. Rebecca Jeffrey Easby
This mythological goddess tasted the forbidden fruit and had to face the consequences; the artist could relate. Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Proserpine by Stephanie Roberts
Both Millais and Hunt offered to help Rossetti correct the perspective in his Annunciation scene–why did he refuse? Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ecce Ancilla Domini by Ben Pollitt