Truth to Power: Five Pre-Raphaelite paintings we need now Marking #WorldArtDay 2026

Marking #worldartday with 5 #preraphaelite #paintings with a political message

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Easter with the Pre-Raphaelites Mostly Christina Rossetti, celebrating the season in poetry

A happy #PreRaphaelite #Easter! For Christina #Rossetti, there are no chocolate eggs - it's all about the joy of Spring reflecting the #Resurrection. serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/easter-wit...

Exactly. But it's not quite as simple as 'they didn't want it' - so many other costs to consider etc. Yes, he is at the less popular end, sadly, though.

Are religious Pre-Raphaelite paintings out of fashion? Dyce's The Good Shepherd sold at auction

This morning I got to talk on #Radio4 about #PreRaphaelite artist William Dyce & his painting The Good Shepherd which has been sold. I was asked if religious paintings are going out of fashion; here's my thoughts
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Why does Pre-Raphaelitism Matter Now? Recording of my inaugural lecture, March 20th 2026

If you're interested, you can now watch a recording of my inaugural lecture here serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/why-does-p... or link in bio #preraphaelite #birmingham #art #poetry

Happy Birthday William Morris! I’m always happy to celebrate William Morris, and since this is #MorrisMonth and today is his birthday, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to write about him.

#WilliamMorris is always worth celebrating, but especially on his 192nd birthday! #MorrisMonth #PreRaphaelite #poetry serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/happy-birt...

Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

Celebrating Pre-Raphaelite Women Every day, obviously, but especially on International Women's Day

Celebrating #Pre-Raphaelite women on #InternationalWomensDay - with a bonkers 'network' chart, and a fabulous poem by Jacqueline Saphra
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It's #WorldBookDay - here's what I'm reading. Eclectic! Also #preraphaelite
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Thank you! I tend to bulk write them, too!

Why does Pre-Raphaelitism matter now? Well, let these fierce women tell you... serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/why-does-p...
#preraphaelite #art #poetry

Thank you!

Professorial Inaugural Lecture: Why does Pre-Raphaelitism matter now? Birmingham City University invites you to Professor Serena Trowbridge's Inaugural Lecture.

On March 20th I’m giving my professorial inaugural lecture at the Birmingham Midland Institute, ‘Why does Pre-Raphaelitism matter now?’ All are welcome!
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Or livestream
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#preraphaelite

Feast and Famine: Christina Rossetti celebrates Shrove Tuesday In her book of poems for children, Sing-Song, Christina Rossetti included a little poem for Shrove Tuesday, ‘Mix a Pancake’, which appeared with an illustration by Arthur Hughes:

Have a pancake with Christina Rossetti! #christinarossetti #pancakes #shrovetuesday #poetry
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A Pre-Raphaelite painting of a reader. May you all have a peaceful 2026, in a comfortable, warm home with gripping books to read and the time to enjoy them! #preraphaelite #books #nationalyearofreading2026 @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social
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A final #PreRaphaelite #Christmas post: #BurneJones 'The Star of Bethlehem', a suspicious baby and a spot-the-difference...
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The Snow in the Street And how to celebrate Christmas with the Morrises

A #Christmas #WilliamMorris poem, 'The Snow in the Street', set to music by #VaughanWilliams today, with added anecdote about hyenas, lions and donkeys…
#preraphaelite
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Looking at Arthur Hughes' Annunciation and Nativity Intimate and emotional depictions of Christ's birth

I love Arthur Hughes's Annunciation & Nativity; both paintings focus on intimate moments of Mary’s experience, and both experiences are transcendental.
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The Christmas Clue: Book Review Nostalgic Christmas crime and a Pre-Raphaelite mention...

A short, nostalgic #Christmas #crimefiction novel based on #Cluedo. With bonus Burne-Jones stained glass! #preraphaelite serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/the-christ...

Happy birthday, Jane Austen The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

Well, I could hardly ignore #JaneAusten birthday. #books #reading #austen

‘The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.’

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William Morris's Christmas Carol Medieval, Socialist, fairly jolly - all very Morris.

More explorations in #PreRaphaelite Christmases: a jolly Socialist #Christmas carol from #WilliamMorris!
serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/william-mo... (link in bio)
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In the Bleak Midwinter Celebrating Christina Rossetti on her birthday

Celebrating #ChristinaRossetti on her 195th birthday by looking at settings of her poem ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’. serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/in-the-ble...
#poetry #choralmusic #preraphaelite #christmas

I love this!

AI’s safety features can be circumvented with poetry, research finds Poems containing prompts for harmful content prove effective at duping large language models

I always knew poetry was dangerous (in a good way) but now it seems it's dangerous in other ways! Honestly though, would you believe what an AI told you about nuclear secrets?!

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A Christmas Carol at Bracken Dene Time to get festive with Arthur Hughes

For the first day of Advent, here's a #Preraphaelite Christmas carol. You can even read the music - 'Good Christian Men Rejoice' (although there is no key signature).
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#advent #christmas #music #birmingham @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social

Pre-Raphaelite stained glass: Florence Camm Dante and Beatrice: The Wedding Feast

Celebrating 140 years of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery by looking at amazing work by Florence Camm, comparing it to #Rossetti and wondering about a tiny homage to Burne-Jones #birmingham #stainedglass #preraphaelite @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social
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A mysterious Lady Holding a Rose I always come back to Emma Sandys!

Pre-Raphaelite painter Emma Sandys died on this day in 1877, aged 36. Here's a sneak preview of my research on her, about 'Lady holding a Rose' (Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery) serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/a-mysterio...
#preraphaelite #womenartists #birmingham

Paolo and Francesca by Alexander Munro Preserving a moment in marble

More close looking at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery's
Pre-Raphaelite works, this time thinking about Alexander Munro's Paolo and Francesca serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/paolo-and-...
@preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #preraphaelite #art #sculpture #dante #nineteenthcentury #birmingham

Joanna Boyce's Portrait of Samuel Naylor, 1855 The man who flirted with Goethe's daughter-in-law!

Fascinated by this portrait by Joanna Boyce - more thoughts on it here serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/joanna-boy... #preraphaelite #preraphaelitesisters #portrait

Fixed term lectureship (1 year, part time) in my department, ideally a Shakespeare specialist - please share with anyone who might be interested!

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#academicjobs #Shakespeare #EnglishLit