Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1828-1882
Ecce Ancilla Domini! (The Annunciation) 1849-50
Rossetti’s goal in this radical interpretation of a traditional subject was to mix contemporary realism with religious feeling. Usually the Virgin is shown in studious contemplation, but here she rises awkwardly from her bed as though disturbed while asleep. Rossetti used white as the dominant colour in this canvas in order to reinforce the idea of feminine purity. His sister, the poet Christina Rossetti, posed as the Virgin; his brother posed for the Angel. Contemporary critics howled with outrage at the picture, denouncing it as ‘an example of the perversion of talent which has recently been making
so much headway’.
Rossetti’s goal in this radical interpretation of a traditional subject was to mix contemporary realism with religious feeling. Usually the Virgin is shown in studious contemplation, but here she rises awkwardly from her bed as though disturbed while asleep. Rossetti used white as the dominant colour in this canvas in order to reinforce the idea of feminine purity. His sister, the poet Christina Rossetti, posed as the Virgin; his brother posed for the Angel. Contemporary critics howled with outrage at the picture, denouncing it as ‘an example of the perversion of talent which has recently been making
so much headway’.
Fuente: http://www.tate.org.uk
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti, La anunciación (1850).
Tate Gallery, Londres.
Esta Virgen, que según la crítica "está recién levantada y todavía en camisón", parece más bien una adolescente llena de inquientudes propias de la pubertad.
Fuente: RAQUEJO GRADO, Tonia. "La pintura decimonónica." El mundo contemporáneo. Historia del Arte, Tomo 4. Alianza Editorial, Madrid, 1997.
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