The Riders of the Sidhe
Hymn to the Rose
Angus Og
Earrach
Happiness
St. Bride
The Messenger of Tethra
The Coming of the Bride
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Red Hair in Art: John Duncan
John Duncan (1866 - 1945) was a Scottish painter and a founder member of the Dundee Graphic Arts Association (now Dundee Art Society).
He was part of the Celtic Revival movement.
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
TV series with red-haired angels
A Brazilian TV series is going to be aired on Netflix, featuring angels with hair dyed red. The title is Ninguém tà olhando (Nobody is looking at you).
I don't know if it will be available in the UK.
You can see the trailer here.
I don't know if it will be available in the UK.
You can see the trailer here.
Sunday, December 15, 2019
Red Hair in Art: Frank Cadogan Cowper
Frank Cadogan Cowper (1877 - 1958) was an English painter and illustrator of portraits, historical and literary scenes, described as "The last of the Pre-Raphaelites".
He worked in both watercolours and oils, and also worked as a book illustrator - providing the illustrations for Sir Sidney Lee's The Imperial Shakespeare. He contributed to a mural in the Houses of Parliament in 1910 along with Byam Shaw, Ernest Board and Henry Arthur Payne.
As art fashion changed Cowper increasingly exhibited his portrait paintings but still continued to produce historical and literary works.
He was a member of the Royal Watercolour Society, of the Royal Academy and of the Society of Graphic Art.
His The Ugly Duckling was voted the favourite painting by visitors to the Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum in 2005.
He worked in both watercolours and oils, and also worked as a book illustrator - providing the illustrations for Sir Sidney Lee's The Imperial Shakespeare. He contributed to a mural in the Houses of Parliament in 1910 along with Byam Shaw, Ernest Board and Henry Arthur Payne.
As art fashion changed Cowper increasingly exhibited his portrait paintings but still continued to produce historical and literary works.
He was a member of the Royal Watercolour Society, of the Royal Academy and of the Society of Graphic Art.
His The Ugly Duckling was voted the favourite painting by visitors to the Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum in 2005.
Rapunzel
Molly, Duchess of Nona
Vanity
St Agnes in Prison Receiving from
Heaven the 'Shining White Garment'
La Belle Dam Sans Merci
A portrait of Fraunces, Beatrice, James and
Synfye, children of James Christie, Esq
Venetian Ladies Listening to the Serenade
Pre-Raphaelite Who's Who: Alexa Wilding
Alexa Wilding (born Alice Wilding, c. 1847 - 1884) was one of the favourite models of the Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti, featuring in some of his finest paintings of the later 1860s and 1870s. She sat for more of his finished works than any other of his more well-known muses, including Elizabeth Siddall, Jane Morris and Fanny Cornforth.
Comparatively little is known about Wilding, while Rossetti's other models, Siddall, Morris and Cornforth, are frequently written about. This is perhaps partly due to the lack of any romantic or sexual connection between the pair, which differentiates Rossetti's relationship with Wilding from those with his other muses.
In the 1881 census Alice Wilding was living at 33 Redcliffe Road, Kensington, with her two young children, Charles and Nellie Wilding. The identity of their father is not known. By this time Alexa held a position as a landlady and property-holder, a considerable achievement for a working-class woman.
Wilding was first seen by Rossetti in 1865, when she was walking one evening along the Strand. He was immediately impressed by her beauty.
In Rossetti's paintings, Wilding's elegant looks and ethereal beauty are easy to spot; the red hair, long neck, perfect Cupid's bow lips, and somewhat softer eyes compared to Lizzie Siddall's famed heavy-lidded ones.
Comparatively little is known about Wilding, while Rossetti's other models, Siddall, Morris and Cornforth, are frequently written about. This is perhaps partly due to the lack of any romantic or sexual connection between the pair, which differentiates Rossetti's relationship with Wilding from those with his other muses.
In the 1881 census Alice Wilding was living at 33 Redcliffe Road, Kensington, with her two young children, Charles and Nellie Wilding. The identity of their father is not known. By this time Alexa held a position as a landlady and property-holder, a considerable achievement for a working-class woman.
Wilding was first seen by Rossetti in 1865, when she was walking one evening along the Strand. He was immediately impressed by her beauty.
In Rossetti's paintings, Wilding's elegant looks and ethereal beauty are easy to spot; the red hair, long neck, perfect Cupid's bow lips, and somewhat softer eyes compared to Lizzie Siddall's famed heavy-lidded ones.
Venus Verticordia
La bella mano
Alexa Wilding in the 1860s
La Ghirlandata
Veronica Veronese
Regina Cordium
Monna Vanna
The Bower Meadow
Lady Lilith
Yet one more red-haired Jesus
I recently came across this picture with a very red-haired Jesus. Unfortunately, I couldn't identify the title of the painting. Should you find it out, let us know.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Pre-Raphaelite Who's Who: Elizabeth Siddall
Elizabeth Eleanor Siddall (1829 - 1862). English artists' model, poet and artist. She was painted and drawn extensively by artists of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, including Walter Deverell, William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais (including his notable 1852 painting Ophelia) and her husband, Dante Gabriel Rossetti. He met her in 1849, when she was modelling for Deverell and she was the primary model and muse for him throughout most of his youth.
His brother, the writer and critic William Michael Rossetti, described her as having "greenish-blue unsparkling eyes, large perfect eyelids, brilliant complexion and a lavish heavy wealth of coppery golden hair."
The number of paintings and drawings Rossetti did of her are said to number in the thousands. Perhaps best known among Rossetti's works of Siddall is Beata Beatrix, which depicts a praying Beatrice (from Dante Alighieri) and was painted in 1863, a year after Siddall's death.
In 1852 Siddall began to study with Rossetti. She produced many sketches, drawings, and watercolours as well as one oil painting. Her sketches are laid out in a fashion similar to Pre-Raphaelite compositions illustrating Arthurian legend and other idealised medieval themes, and she exhibited with the Pre-Raphaelites at the summer exhibition at Russell Place in 1857.
Siddall overdosed on laudanum in February 1862. A stomach pump was used, but to no avail and she died on 11 February 1862.
His brother, the writer and critic William Michael Rossetti, described her as having "greenish-blue unsparkling eyes, large perfect eyelids, brilliant complexion and a lavish heavy wealth of coppery golden hair."
The number of paintings and drawings Rossetti did of her are said to number in the thousands. Perhaps best known among Rossetti's works of Siddall is Beata Beatrix, which depicts a praying Beatrice (from Dante Alighieri) and was painted in 1863, a year after Siddall's death.
In 1852 Siddall began to study with Rossetti. She produced many sketches, drawings, and watercolours as well as one oil painting. Her sketches are laid out in a fashion similar to Pre-Raphaelite compositions illustrating Arthurian legend and other idealised medieval themes, and she exhibited with the Pre-Raphaelites at the summer exhibition at Russell Place in 1857.
Siddall overdosed on laudanum in February 1862. A stomach pump was used, but to no avail and she died on 11 February 1862.
Beata Beatrix, by D. G. Rossetti
Portrait by D. G. Rossetti
Regina Cordium, by D. G. Rossetti
Lady Affixing Pennant to a Knight's Spear,
by E. Siddall
Lady Clare, by E. Siddall
Madonna and Child, by E. Siddall
Ophelia, by J. Everett Millais
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Red Hair in Art: Edward Robert Hughes
Edward Robert Hughes (1851 - 1914) was an English painter who worked prominently in watercolours, but also produced a number of significant oil paintings. He was influenced by his uncle and eminent artist, Arthur Hughes who was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and worked closely with one of the Brotherhood's founders, William Holman Hunt.
Hughes held several important offices within the artistic community over his lifetime such as becoming a member of the Art Workers Guild in 1888, and was on their committee from 1895 to 1897. He was elected to Associate Membership of The Royal Water Colour Society (RWS) on 18 February 1891 and he chose as his diploma work for election to full membership a mystical piece (Oh, What's That in the Hollow?) inspired by a verse by Christina Rossetti entitled Amor Mundi. His painting A Witch was given by the Royal Watercolour Society to King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra to mark the coronation in 1902. In later years Hughes served as the Vice-President of the RWS before leaving in 1903.
Hughes held several important offices within the artistic community over his lifetime such as becoming a member of the Art Workers Guild in 1888, and was on their committee from 1895 to 1897. He was elected to Associate Membership of The Royal Water Colour Society (RWS) on 18 February 1891 and he chose as his diploma work for election to full membership a mystical piece (Oh, What's That in the Hollow?) inspired by a verse by Christina Rossetti entitled Amor Mundi. His painting A Witch was given by the Royal Watercolour Society to King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra to mark the coronation in 1902. In later years Hughes served as the Vice-President of the RWS before leaving in 1903.
Portrait of Bell and Dorothy Freeman
Oh, what's that in the hollow...
Midsummer Eve
Making Music
Monna Giovanna
Il Paino
Portrait of Anthony Freeman
Portrait of Norman Leith Hay-Clark
Portrait of William Holman Hunt
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