When beginning this poem, we instantly see the word 'Market' which can be connected to the roaring marketplace during this time. This event is important in understanding 'Goblin Market' because it helps explain the approach Rossetti took in portraying her message to readers and why.

An aspect of this revolution I want to focus on is how shopping became an important role in society during this time both urban and rural areas. Due to these developments, there was a rise in consumerism during the 18th century because buying and selling became more efficient. The revolution included the development of technology manufacturing that resulted in the production of steam, coal, large-scaled factories, and more extensive transportation. This Industrial Revolution occurred in the late 17th century until the mid-18th century. The exhibition is curated by Arts Society Accredited Lecturer, Susan Owens.File:Marshall's flax-mill, Holbeck, Leeds - interior - c.1800.jpg

This dreamy but sinister work by Edward Robert Hughes was inspired by Christina Rossetti's poem Amor Mundi, in which two lovers stumble across a woodland corpse. But he eventually undertook a number of sketches including this remarkable chalk double portrait of his mother and sister. For a while, he thought that he might never paint again. The innovative photographer Julia Margaret Cameron inscribed some copies of this photograph with lines from Christina Rossetti’s 1862 poem Advent: ‘We sing a slow contented song / and knock at Paradise.’ The subject matter of the poem is religious, but Cameron emphasises the musical association.ĭouble portrait of Christina Gabriel Rossetti and Frances Rossettiĭuring a period of convalescence near Herne Bay, Dante Gabriel Rossetti became extremely depressed. It is believed that the pair first met in Surrey in the summer of 1857, when Rossetti visited the Epps family home in Warlingham, where Brett regularly gave drawing lessons to the Epps sisters.įrontispiece and title page to Goblin Marketĭante Gabriel Rossetti executed this design for the title page of his sister's volume Goblin Market and Other Poems (1862), considered to be a classic of Victorian literature. Here are five highlights from the show.ĭepicting Christina Rossetti at the age of 26, this work is a rare portrait from John Brett, best known for his Pre-Raphaelite-inspired landscape paintings. Watts Gallery celebrates her legacy with paintings, illustrations, works on paper and photography, including her own little-known forays into drawing. The Victorian poet Christina Rossetti was inextricably tied to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, inspiring and collaborating with artists (including her brother Dante Gabriel).

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