The Day Dream
Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 1880
Why it's great
A woman in a green gown sits in the branches of a tree, a book in her lap, looking away. Rossetti used his muse, Jane Morris. A honeysuckle flower grows in her hand. It's a dreamy, romantic image.
Where to see it
📍 Victoria and Albert MuseumLondon, United Kingdom
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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.
