Effie: The Passionate Lives of Effie Gray, John Ruskin and John Everett Millais
Now in paperback, the highly acclaimed biography of the Pre-Raphaelite artists' muse
The supermodel did not arrive when Twiggy first donned false eyelashes; the concept began more than 100 years previously, with a young artists' model whose face captivated a generation. Saved from the drudgery of a working-class existence by a young Pre-Raphaelite artist, Lizzie Siddal rose to become one of the most famous faces in Victorian Britain and a pivotal figure of London's artistic world, until tragically ending her young life in a laudanum-soaked suicide in 1862. In the 21st century, even those who do not know her name always recognize her face: she is Millais's doomed Ophelia and Rossetti's beatified Beatrice. With many parallels in the modern-day world of art and fashion, this biography takes Lizzie from the background of Dante Rossetti's life and, finally, brings her to the forefront of her own.
Country | USA |
Brand | André Deutsch |
Manufacturer | André Deutsch |
Binding | Paperback |
ReleaseDate | 2014-05-01 |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 9780233004020 |