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The Rossettis

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6 April – 24 September 2023
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Painting of woman with red hair playing the harp

Dante Gabriel Rossetti La Ghirlandata 1873 Guildhall Art Gallery, City of London

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A major exhibition devoted to the radical Rossetti generation

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This exhibition follows the romance and radicalism of the Rossetti generation, through and beyond the Pre-Raphaelite years: Dante Gabriel, Christina and Elizabeth (née Siddal). Visitors will get to experience world-renowned works from their boundary-pushing careers.

The Rossettis’ approach to art, love and lifestyles are considered revolutionary, and this will be thoroughly explored in an immersive show, using spoken poetry, drawings, paintings, photography, design and more.

This is the first retrospective of Dante Gabriel Rossetti at Tate and the largest exhibition of his iconic pictures in two decades.

It will also be the most comprehensive exhibition of Elizabeth Siddal’s work for 30 years, featuring rare surviving watercolours and important drawings.

The Rossettis will take a fresh look at the fascinating myths surrounding the unconventional relationships between Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Elizabeth Siddal, Fanny Cornforth and Jane Morris.

Exhibition organised by Tate Britain with Delaware Art Museum, where The Rossettis will be on view from October 21 2023 – January 28 2024.

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Paolo and Francesca da Rimini, 1855 (detail) © Tate

Delicate, realistic pencil sketch portrait of a young woman looking to the right, her hair is up

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Head of a Young Woman [Mrs. Eaton?] 1863–1865 Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts (Stanford, USA)

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Beata Beatrix c.1864-70 Tate. Presented by Georgiana, Baroness Mount-Temple in memory of her husband, Francis, Baron Mount-Temple 1889

Christina Rossetti Goblin Market 1865 Tate Library & Archive (London, UK)

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Bocca Baciata 1859 Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, USA)

Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal Lady Clare 1854-1857 Private Collection

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Lady Lilith 1866-1868, altered 1872-1873 Delaware Art Museum, Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial, 1935

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Joan of Arc 1882 Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge, UK)

Our exhibition guide explores the exhibition room by room.

Need a bigger font size of the exhibition guide? Download the large print version [PDF 355Kb]

Hear more about the lives, artworks and poetry of the Rossetti generation. Led by exhibition curators Carol Jacobi and James Finch, with commentary from artists, experts and enthusiasts.

The audio guide can be added to your basket online or bought in the gallery at our desk.

Audio guides cost £5 and are available in English only.

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London SW1P 4RG
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6 April – 24 September 2023

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The Anson Charitable Trust

Tavolozza Foundation

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