‘Beata Beatrix’ by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Elizabeth Siddal appears as Beatrice, Dante Alighieri’s l
‘Beata Beatrix’ by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Elizabeth Siddal appears as Beatrice, Dante Alighieri’s love and guide in La Vita Nuova. In the background we see the figure of Alighieri and the allegorical figure of Love. And then there’s that dove, a bird that usually symbolizes peace and holiness, yet in this work it also the messenger of death. -- source link
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