[Pyro7480]

One more Pre-Raphaelite post. ;-) I was fortunate to go to Tate Gallery in London in September 2004 where many of the Pre-Raphalite paintings are located. Unfortunately, many of them weren't there, because they were on a traveling exhibition. I did see Rossetti's first two paintings though, which were amazing to see in reality.

For those who don't have the money handy for a trip to England, the largest collection of Pre-Raphaelites in the U.S. are actually in my hometown of Wilmington, DE, at the Delaware Art Museum. Samuel Bancroft, who was from a prominent industrial family of Delaware of the mid-19th century, bought many of them, and they are now part of the museum's collection. You can see Rossetti's Lady Lilith (below) there.

[SunkenCiv]

That would be a nice way to spend a couple of days (Tate). Another with Jane. :')

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Thanks for the tip on Wilmington. Below is a link to Paglia's essay on pre-Raphaelite art:

http://privat.ub.uib.no/BUBSY/astro.htm