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Lizzie Siddal: The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel

Lucinda Hawksley

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The highly acclaimed biography of the Pre-Raphaelite artists' muse

The 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. 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. 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.

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Pages:: 256 pages

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Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0233001174

ISBN13:: 9780233001173

kindle Asin:: B002STNB0M

Lizzie Siddal: The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel

Lucinda Hawksley

4.01/5 (769 ratings)

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The highly acclaimed biography of the Pre-Raphaelite artists' muse

The 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. 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. 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.

Format:

Pages:: 256 pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0233001174

ISBN13:: 9780233001173

kindle Asin:: B002STNB0M

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