Dante Gabriel Rossetti

For additional chuckles in the wide world of art, take a gander at J.M.W. Turner's amateurish drawings of human figures they look like stick men, Edward Burne-Jones's foppish knights, Dante Gabriel Rossetti's waterlogged maidens and any painting with a Sphinx, a Viking or Medusa in it.

Three Tips for Surviving the Art Museum Joe Queenan 2011

Along with Burton and Swinburne, these groups were frequented by the likes of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris and James McNeill Whistler, which is to say some of the best-known writers and artists of the day.

Deborah Lutz's "Pleasure Bound," on Victorian sex rebels 2011

While Dante Gabriel Rossetti or Frederic Lord Leighton delved into fantasy worlds, the poet, painter, socialist and designer William Morris brought those fantasies into the domestic realm with his prints for wallpapers and fabrics.

This week's new exhibitions 2011

Equally opposed to the spirit of the age were the Pre-Raphaelites, the group of artists headed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

A Penchant for Dreaming Henrik Bering 2012

Along with Burton and Swinburne, these groups were frequented by the likes of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris and James McNeill Whistler, which is to say some of the best-known writers and artists of the day.

Deborah Lutz's "Pleasure Bound," on Victorian sex rebels 2011

In contrast, Dante Gabriel Rossetti's "The Tune of the Seven Towers" of 15 years later shows static figures garbed in rich fabrics that recall medieval paintings.

Historic Watercolors Flood U.K. Museum 2011

Expect an orgy of peacock feathers and winsome damsels courtesy of The Cult Of Beauty at the V&A 2 Apr to 17 Jul, which explores the aesthetic movement through work by Oscar Wilde, William Morris, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and more.

This week's new exhibitions 2011

From Dante Gabriel Rossetti's redhead "Fair Rosamund" (1863) to Edward Burne-Jones's "Laus Veneris" (1873-8) and the spectacular orange dresses of the female trio of Albert Moore's "Midsummer" (1887), we can trace changes to the ideal of feminine beauty.

A Self-Conscious Pursuit of Beauty in Art Paul Levy 2011

I have a painting called "The Annunciation" by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

Arjuna Ardagh: Why It Is Wise to Worship a Woman 2010

Dante Gabriel Rossetti that Swinburne was not up to the mark as a lover: 'I can't make him understand that biting's no good.'

'The Oxford Book of Parodies' 2010