How does this artwork elucidate its Renditions by Rossetti?
Rossetti  was commissioned by William Graham to paint for him a version of Beata Beatrix, which Rossetti at first resisted. After stopping and starting the work, he grew to enjoy revisiting the theme, and altered the suffusion of light from the original, increasing background definition, and perhaps the idealization of the subject. This oil-on-canvas painting, dated 1871–1872, is in the main slightly larger than the original and adds a predella (bottom panel) depicting Dante Alighieri and Beatrice meeting in paradise within a frame designed by Rossetti. Gifted by Charles L. Hutchinson in the 1920s, it is on display at the Art Institute of Chicago.Several other renditions were made by Rossetti of Beata Beatrix—a watercolor, a chalk drawing and another oil painting that was begun in 1877. The last painting was still unfinished at the time of his death. His lifelong friend, Ford Madox Brown, completed it. In this painting, in contrast to the original, the bird flying towards Beatrice is a white dove holding red poppies in its beak. This painting is in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, England. An 1880 oil on canvas version is in the National Galleries of Scotland.
Dante Alighieri Art Institute of Chicago Charles L. Hutchinson canvas Ford Madox Brown National Galleries of Scotland predella Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery William Graham