Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828 - 1882)
1828-05-12London, United Kingdom1882-04-09Birchington-on-Sea, United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti, generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was an English poet, illustrator, painter, translator and member of the Rossetti family. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. Rossetti inspired the next generation of artists and writers, William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones in particular. His work also influenced the European Symbolists and was a major precursor of the Aesthetic movement.
Date and place of birt: | 12 may 1828, London, United Kingdom |
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Date and place of death: | 9 april 1882, Birchington-on-Sea, United Kingdom |
Nationality: | United Kingdom |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Illustrator, Painter, Poet |
Art school / group: | English School, Pre-Raphaelites |
Genre: | Genre art, Mythological painting, Portrait, Religious genre |
Art style: | Romanticism |