Stream's Secret

The Symbolism of Dante Gabriel Rossetti

AvRodger Drew

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

Dante Gabriel Rossetti is amongst the most famous figures of the Victorian era. An eminent artist and a founder member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, his art and life have fascinated scholars for decades. However, despite an existing acknowledgement of Rossetti's use of symbolism, specialists have neglected to analyse its nature and its sources, as well as its content. In The Stream's Secret, Rodger Drew highlights a facet of the artist's work that has hitherto gone largely unexplored. By offering a comprehensive analysis of Rossetti's paintings and poetry, Drew shows that the artist widely employed themes and motifs drawn from the Hermetic magical system which later developed into Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry. The author connects this symbolism to a comprehensive European tradition dating from Plato and Pythagoras, through the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance and later periods. This deep insight into Rossetti's works allows the reader to gain a better understanding of the existing bond between Rossetti's paintings and his poetry, as well as to appreciate the importance of symbolism as a language in the artistís ouvre. More generally, Drew gives his reader an overall view of the use of symbolism in the art of the Aesthetic Movement. Drew's work is a fully original study of Rossetti's Symbolism, and an essential resource for teachers, researchers, and Art History students, and for anyone interested in the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. This is a fundamental guide to a proper understanding of late 19th century art.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-11-23
Mått:156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt:517 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Lutterworth Press
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:James Clarke & Co Ltd
ISBN:9780718830571

Utforska kategorier

Målarkonst inom Kultur
Konsthistoria inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Roger Drew trained at the Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow University. He has worked as a silk-screen printer, graphic designer, silversmith and lecturer, exhibiting and undertaking commissions throughout Britain. He Lives and works in Auchtererder in Perthshire, dividing time between writing and art.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; 'What...Wouldst Thou Convey, -The Secret Thing?'; The Significance of the Title The House of Life; The influence of Dante's New Life; The Platonic ' House of Life'; The Rosicrucian 'House of Life'; Love Enthroned: The Presiding Powers of The House of Life; The Introduction to The House of Life: The Sonnet; Sonnet 2, Bridal Birth; Thw Willow-wood Sequence; The Portrait: Rossetti's 'New Life'; Love's Testament: Rossetti's Religion of Love; Beauty's Pageant: Rossetti's Allegory of Love; The Goddess of Fertility and the 'Changed Year's Turning Wheel'; The Beloved as the Image of Goddess; The Goddess of the Trees; Brotherhoods and Symbols; Rosicrucianism in the Nineteenth Century; Two Brotherhoods; The Symbols of the Rose Cross; The Red Cross Knight and the Christian Chivalry; The Perennial Mythology of the Rose Cross; The Virgin Mother and the Son of Light; The Lily and the Rose; The Red Cliff and the Hill Summit; Rosicrucian Symbolism in the Pre-Raphaelite Circle; Ford Madox Brown; William Holman Hunt; John Everett Millais; John Orchard; Burne-Jones and William Morris; Theodore Watts-Dunton; 'The Shadow of Dante' and Occult Music; Sonnet 79, The Monochord; The monochord as an Expression of Divine Harmony; Sonnet 60; Transfigured Life; The Mediaeval Mysticism of Rossetti's Early Paintings; The Symbolism of the Holy Grail; Lancelot and Guenevere; The Llandaff Triptych; St George; Mary Magdalene; Themes from Dante; The Goddess Figure of Rossetti's Later Paintings; Notes; Picture Sources; Bibliography; Index.