Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti was a 19th-century English poet, painter, and founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, known for his richly symbolic, medieval-inspired artworks and verse.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
human
illustrator
painter
poet
translator
artisticFocus medieval-inspired themes
rich symbolism
associatedWith Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
Oxford Union murals project
birthDate 1828-05-12
birthPlace England
London
burialPlace All Saints Church, Birchington-on-Sea
coFounded Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
coFounderWith John Everett Millais
William Holman Hunt
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1882-04-09
deathPlace Birchington-on-Sea
England
Kent
education King’s College School, London
ethnicOrigin Italian
familyName Rossetti
father Gabriele Rossetti
fullName Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti
genre lyric poetry
symbolist painting
givenName Dante
influencedBy Dante Alighieri
William Blake
medieval Italian literature
languageOfWorkOrName English
Italian
marriageEnd 1862
marriageStart 1860
mother Frances Polidori
movement Aestheticism
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
notableWork Beata Beatrix
Dante’s Dream
Ecce Ancilla Domini!
Found
Jenny
Proserpine
The Beloved
The Blessed Damozel
The Girlhood of Mary Virgin
The House of Life
occupation illustrator
painter
poet
translator
sibling Christina Rossetti
William Michael Rossetti
spouse Elizabeth Siddal
studiedAt Royal Academy Schools


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