By Debra N. Mancoff.
A fascinating profile of the model for many Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Young Jane Burden's chance encounter with two aspiring artists, William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, changed their lives and the Victorian standards of beauty. Morris became her husband, Rossetti her lifelong lover. Her looks prompted a generation of women to imitate her. This tells her intriguing story with color reproductions of paintings, rare drawings and sketches, and many photographs of her. An insightful biography and a fascinating study of Victorian art and culture.
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