File:Dante Gabriel Rossetti - A Sea-Spell.jpg
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editDante Gabriel Rossetti: A Sea-Spell
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q186748 |
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Title |
A Sea-Spell |
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Object type |
painting ![]() |
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Description |
English: William Michael Rossetti described the picture thus: "The idea is that of a Siren, or Sea-Fairy, whose lute summons a sea-bird to listen, and whose song will soon prove fatal to some fascinated mariner". (Rossetti Archive) |
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Date |
between 1875 and 1877 date QS:P571,+1875-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1875-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1877-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions |
height: 111.5 cm (43.8 in); width: 93 cm (36.6 in) dimensions QS:P2048,111.5U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,93U174728 with frame: 142.2 × 122.6 × 8.9 cm (55.9 × 48.2 × 3.5 in) |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q809600 |
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Current location |
Level 2, Room 2130, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, The Pre–Raphaelites and Their Legacy |
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Accession number |
1939.92 |
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Place of creation |
United Kingdom ![]() |
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Credit line | Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Grenville L. Winthrop, Class of 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions |
Signature and date bottom left: D. G. Rossetti 1877
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Notes | Model: Alexa Wilding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References |
Fogg Art Museum Rossetti Archive |
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Source/Photographer | Art Renewal Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other versions | Sketch in Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery |
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