Mnemosyne
Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 1875
Why it's great
A woman in a blue-green dress holds a lamp, standing in front of a cluster of sunflowers, a tall figure with sad eyes. In Greek myth, Mnemosyne was the goddess of memory and the mother of the Muses. Rossetti painted the figure of Jane Morris. It's a mysterious picture of remembering.
Where to see it
📍 Delaware Art MuseumWilmington, Delaware, United States
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti was born in London to an Italian family of poets and scholars. He co-founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and painted dreamy, romantic women. He was also a poet, and often paired paintings with verses. He lived in London and died in 1882.
