Wikimedia Commons

File:Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Monna Vanna.jpg

Original file (2,158 × 2,503 pixels, file size: 1.27 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

edit
Dante Gabriel Rossetti: Monna Vanna  wikidata:Q24881742 reasonator:Q24881742
Artist
Dante Gabriel Rossetti  (1828–1882)  wikidata:Q186748 s:en:Author:Dante Gabriel Rossetti q:en:Dante Gabriel Rossetti
 
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Alternative names
Birth name: Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti
Description Italian-English painter, poet and translator
Date of birth/death 12 May 1828 Edit this at Wikidata 9 April 1882 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata United Kingdom Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
London Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q186748
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
Monna Vanna
Alternative titles:
Belcolore
Venus Veneta
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1866
date QS:P571,+1866-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions support: 88.9 × 86.4 cm (35 × 34 in)
with frame: 129 × 116.8 × 9.2 cm (50.7 × 45.9 × 3.6 in)
institution QS:P195,Q195436
Current location
not on view
Accession number
N03054
Credit line Purchased with assistance from Sir Arthur Du Cros Bt and Sir Otto Beit KCMG through the Art Fund 1916
Notes
English: Model is Alexa Wilding.

Rossetti originally called the picture Venus Veneta, and intended it to represent «a Venetian lady in a rich dress of white and gold, - in short the Venetian ideal of female beauty» (quoted in a letter dated 27 September 1866, Doughty & Wahl, II, p.606). After the picture was finished he changed the title to Monna Vanna, denoting a «vain woman», a name taken from Dante's Vita Nuova, which Rossetti had translated in October 1848. Rossetti considered the painting to be one of his best works and declared it «probably the most effective as a room decoration that I have ever painted».

In 1873 Rossetti retouched the picture, lightening the hair and altering the rings, which had been criticised for their clashing colours. He also changed the title to Belcolore, believing that the subject looked too modern for its previous title. Despite this, the painting continued to be known as Monna Vanna. It was first owned by the Cheshire collector W. Blackmore, who also owned Fazio's Mistress (Tate N03055), and later passed into the hands of George Rae of Birkenhead, one of Rossetti's most important patrons. (see references)
References

Tate, online database: entry N03054

While Commons policy accepts the use of this media,
one or more third parties have made copyright claims against Wikimedia Commons in relation to the work from which this is sourced or a purely mechanical reproduction thereof. This may be due to recognition of the "sweat of the brow" doctrine, allowing works to be eligible for protection through skill and labour, and not purely by originality as is the case in the United States (where this website is hosted). These claims may or may not be valid in all jurisdictions. As such, use of this image in the jurisdiction of the claimant or other countries may be regarded as copyright infringement. Please see Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag for more information.

This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.

Rossetti Archive
Source/Photographer http://www.nationalmuseum.se/sv/Om-Nationalmuseum/For-press-och-media1/Pressbilder1/Prerafaeliterna/Dante-Gabriel-Rossetti-iMonna-Vannai/ [dead link]
Other versions
  • Remastered color
    Remastered color

Licensing

edit
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
Public domain

The author died in 1882, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current21:02, 2 March 2009Thumbnail for version as of 21:02, 2 March 20092,158 × 2,503 (1.27 MB)Dmitry Rozhkov (talk | contribs)higher quality, adequte colours
16:54, 10 March 2005Thumbnail for version as of 16:54, 10 March 2005477 × 600 (63 KB)Menze~commonswiki (talk | contribs)

You cannot overwrite this file.

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Dante_Gabriel_Rossetti_-_Monna_Vanna.jpg&oldid=884902866"