tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post7065386599233392771..comments2024-03-25T18:27:37.374+00:00Comments on The Kissed Mouth: The Other BrotherKirsty Stonell Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-45189202480530786702012-08-15T08:09:35.916+01:002012-08-15T08:09:35.916+01:00Well, definitely by 1878 he had departed the Broth...Well, definitely by 1878 he had departed the Brotherhood (mind you, so had Millais) and gone his own way, so an embrace of Raphael is entirely in keeping. It's difficult to imagine quite how scared he was by Millais' pictures of the holy family and the outrage it sparked, let alone when Hunt started making them all look Jewish. Heavens! Where would it end! <br /><br />Thanks for your comment!Kirsty Stonell Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-1149692910760519772012-08-15T04:50:32.406+01:002012-08-15T04:50:32.406+01:00There's something, um, damning or something li...There's something, um, damning or something like that about the way Collinson's <i>Holy Family</i> comes across as sort of a mash-up of the <i>Alba Madonna</i> and the <i>Sistine Madonna</i> (with accessory Joseph from who-knows-where). Nothing says "I'm not pre-Raphaelite" quite like copying Raphael, after all.<br />C. Wingatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13335513246185768918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-37332146738312321552012-08-10T19:49:47.369+01:002012-08-10T19:49:47.369+01:00Dear Woof, jolly good stuff too. Enjoy the Russel...Dear Woof, jolly good stuff too. Enjoy the Russell-Cotes! Say hello to Venus for me :)Kirsty Stonell Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-21757204980911478762012-08-10T18:35:15.222+01:002012-08-10T18:35:15.222+01:00PS, I will be in Bournemouth next week so am hopin...PS, I will be in Bournemouth next week so am hoping to visit the Russell-Cotes Gallery! Looks like they have an interesting exhibition about the QueenWoofWoofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142792485921452481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-84630390299229808372012-08-10T18:27:58.677+01:002012-08-10T18:27:58.677+01:00Thanks for another fascinating post. I've ofte...Thanks for another fascinating post. I've often wondered why Christina Rossetti never married. For some reason I had assumed that she had broken the engagement because of the chap's lack of Christian commitment. It seems to be the opposite i.e. the chap got scared off by the PRB's irreligious ways - which seems a bit hard on Christina who I gather was very devout all her life. It is a pity that "he lost his nerve" (not just from Christina's point of view). He clearly had great skill as an artist whereas some of those later paintings look like they have Hallmark's logo on the back.WoofWoofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142792485921452481noreply@blogger.com