Lizzie Siddal: The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (873 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0233004025 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In the 21st century, even those who do not know her name always recognize her face: she is Millais's doomed Ophelia and Rossetti's beatified Beatrice. Now in paperback, the highly acclaimed biography of the Pre-Raphaelite artists' museThe supermodel did not arrive when Twiggy first donned false eyelashes; the concept began more than 100 years previously, with a young artists' model whose face captivated a generation. Saved from the drudgery of a working-class existence by a young Pre-Raphaelite artist, Lizzie Siddal rose to become one of the most famous faces in Victorian Britain and a pivotal figure of London's artistic world, until tragically ending her young life in a laudanum-soaked suicide in 1862. With many parallels in the modern-day world of art and fashion, this biography takes Lizzie from the background of Dante Rossetti's life and, finally, brings her to the forefront of her own.
"and I would recommend it for anyone interested in this time period" according to Susan Ricci. Definitely written for a "Pre-Raphelite" fan, and may not appeal to someone not interested in these particular artists and their romantic entanglements. What surprised me was how contemporary Lizzie Siddal's problems were, and this made her more relatable to a modern reader. She obviously was an anorexic, and had little sense of self outside of her appearance and her relationship with Rossetti. The bo