"All changes pass me like a dream,
I neither sing nor pray;
And thou art like the poisonous tree,
That stole my life away."

✒ #ElizabethSiddal, British poet and artist #DOTD 11 February 1862. As an artist's model, she was immortalised as "Ophelia" by #JohnEverettMillais. #Art

Elizabeth Siddal no fue solo la musa de Ofelia: también fue artista y poeta, aunque la historia la recordara tarde ✨🎨

#ElizabethSiddal #Prerrafaelitas #MujeresArtistas #HistoriaDelArte #ArteRomántico

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And this is a chattier, longer version: serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
#taylorswift #thelifeofashowgirl #elizabethsiddal #preraphaelites #shakespeare

The pre-Raphaelite muse who inspired Taylor Swift’s The Fate of Ophelia Swift’s cover transforms the corpse-like Ophelia into a striking image, with her eyes open and staring, as though a dead woman has come back to life to accuse us.

So this is what I have been working on today: an article for The Conversation about Taylor Swift and Elizabeth Siddall: theconversation.com/the-pre-raph...
#taylorswift #thelifeofashowgirl #elizabethsiddal #preraphaelites #shakespeare

Elizabeth Siddall's Trees Some reflections for National Poetry Day

Thinking about the #preraphaelite poems of #ElizabethSiddal, and #trees, since it's #NationalPoetryDay. Conclusion: trees are good for you; so is #poetry. serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/elizabeth-...

This image features two iconic 19th-century Pre-Raphaelite paintings side by side. On the left is Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Beata Beatrix, depicting a serene, red-haired woman in a green robe with her eyes closed in spiritual ecstasy, surrounded by warm golden light and symbolic elements like a sundial and a red dove bearing a poppy. Figures in the hazy background enhance the mystical atmosphere. On the right is John Everett Millais’s Ophelia, showing a lifeless young woman floating in a lush stream, her pale face tilted upward and hands open as she drifts amid water plants and vibrant wildflowers, framed by dense green foliage and a leaning tree—an evocative, tragic scene from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Beata Beatrix (1864-70) + John Everett Millais, Ophelia (1851–52)

The model for both paintings was Elizabeth Siddal

#SideBySide #Art #ArtHistory #Millais #Rossetti #ElizabethSiddal

#DanteGabrielRossetti (1828–1882)
Portrait of #ElizabethSiddal (1829-1862), who was #BornOnThisDay
1850
Delaware Art Museum
#Siddal

#DanteGabrielRossetti (1828–1882)
Portrait of #ElizabethSiddal (1829-1862), who was #BornOnThisDay
1850
The Fitzwilliam Museum
#Siddal

Highly recommended - a short review of Glenda Youde's fabulous book! serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/beyond-oph...
#Preraphaelite #ElizabethSiddal #womenartists #victorian @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social

Elizabeth Siddal was the pre-Raphaelite muse par excellence. With her long, red hair and her huge eyes, She posed for Hunt and Millais, among others, and became Rossetti’s lover and later his wife.
#loveart #thattick #rossetti #muse #preraphaelite #ElizabethSiddal

That said, who's got geese and can send me a few big wing feathers? I figure I should try this too and learn the difference. #fountainpens #Pensky #ink #victorian #poets #elizabethsiddal

Also. #JewelryMaker people. Who can recreate this necklace that #ElizabethSiddal is wearing? I bet the @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social knows ... 10 other people who want one besides me....

Una de las artistas protagonista de esta edición va a ser #ElizabethSiddal, escritora y pintora que fue musa y modelo -hecho por el que se le conoce, a vueltas con los sesgos y los mitos de género- de varios pintores prerrafaelitas. Esta mujer, curiosamente, murió un #11Febrero

"All changes pass me like a dream,
I neither sing nor pray;
And thou art like the poisonous tree,
That stole my life away."

✒ #ElizabethSiddal, British poet and artist #DOTD 11 February 1862. As an artist's model, she was immortalised as "Ophelia" by #JohnEverettMillais. #Art

There are only TWO copies of The (mostly) Complete Poems of Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal and This is Only Earth, My Dear; left in the UK!! DM me fast if you want them. #ElizabethSiddal #LizzieSiddal #photography #poetry #Victorian #Pre-Raphaelite #Rossettti #ophelia #artist

We’ve been buried in #elizabethSiddal ‘s poetry for so long now, so intensely, it takes a little bit of your breath away to see something the made with her own hands. This is an illustration from the biblical story of Jephthah….

Holman hunt painting of two gentlemen of Verona

Closeup photo of Lizzie Siddals face.

Hello Elizabeth.

#painting #victorian #lizziesiddal #elizabethsiddal #elizabethsiddall

Cc @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social

A photograph of a woman with long red hair blowing in the wind kneeling at an intersection in Brick Lane, London.

a window-lit photograph of two books, an old victorian mechanical pencil, a cup of coffee, handwritten manuscript pages and a ball of string. One book is titled "The (mostly) complete poems of Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal" and the other titled "This is Only Earth, My Dear" by Elizabeth Elanor Siddal, Trillian Stars & Kyle Cassidy

Photo of a woman with long red hair blowing in the wind carrying a modern clear umbrella and text inviting people to a book launch: December 17th, 2024 Birmingham and Midland Institute Sir Arthur Sullivan Hall / 9 Margaret St. Birmingham, B3 3bs, from 6pm until the ghost of Swinburne leaves / wine and cheese / more information or order books ElizabethSiddal.com / 26 pounds 50 pre order, 32 pounds day of"

Gearing up for our trip to England for a book launch at the @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social on the 17th. Are you in England? Do you love Elizabeth Siddal? Do you love poetry? #photography #london #pre-raphaliete #ElizabethSiddal #Hasselblad #portraitmood #portraitphotgraphy

Some photos from This is Only Earth, My Dear & some of #ElizabethSiddal 's poems. #BookSky #Photography #PhotoBook. More about this + books at ElizabethSiddal.com

The #ElizabethSiddal gothic pre-Raphaelite poetry book (which gets more sumptuously made as their Kickstarter grows) will be the 1st chance to see some of my hand-drawn floral illustrations in print ~ like this preview of stylized poppies from my sketch book!

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A lock of Elizabeth Siddal’s hair. She being the model for John Everett Millais’ Ophelia and Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s wife. She was also an artist and poet. @delartmuseum #therossettis #ophelia #johneverettmillais #preraphaelite #elizabethsiddal #lizziesiddal

Elizabeth Siddal, mucho más que una musa La portuguesa Hélia Correia trasciende el género biográfico en un libro sobre la poeta y pintora que inspiró a los grandes artistas de la vanguardia victoriana, como Rossetti o Millais

#ElizabethSiddal, mucho más que una musa. La portuguesa Hélia Correia trasciende el género biográfico en un libro sobre la poeta y pintora que inspiró a los grandes artistas de la vanguardia victoriana, como Rossetti o Millais: https://t.co/1zBDtP71in via @el_pais

Rediscovered #PreRaphaelite painting said to feature #ElizabethSiddal as Elizabeth of Hungary! www.tefaf.com/DesktopDefault.aspx http://t.co/iUxSN7VSc3

So heartening to see all the tweets re #ElizabethSiddal today, especially those that remember her as a poet & painter. #womenswork