(England 12 May 1828–09 Apr 1882) Beatrice meeting Dante at a
marriage feast, denies him her salutation - Not on display -
Further information Dante Gabriel Rossetti was the main
intellectual force behind the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB),
formed in 1848, which during its brief existence affected a
revolution in British painting. The important members were
Rossetti, William Holman Hunt, and John Everett Millais. Ford
Madox Brown never became a member of the PRB, but acted as
mentor and supporter. The true Pre-Raphaelite period was brief,
lasting from the formation of the brotherhood in 1848 until its
effective disbanding in c.1852. The movement retained a certain
consistency until c.1865, but after this its importance was
mainly through its influence on a new generation of painters.
Rossetti exhibited only two oil paintings during the PRB period.
Discouraged by adverse criticism he turned almost exclusively to
painting in watercolours. It was in this medium that he produced
a series of highly imaginative w