Rossetti's representations of the kiss

Author

Fontana, Ernest

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Journal of pre-Raphaelite and aesthetic studies. 1988, Num. 1, Vol. 1, p. 80-88, 3 ill.

ISSN

0835-7099

Abstract (en)

Discusses the significance of this gesture in Rossetti's watercolors and drawings 1853-1857, and in poetry written 1868-1869. Argues that, for Rossetti, the kiss is a form of metalanguage in which lovers abandon speech in order to communicate feelings of extraordinary intensity and value.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United Kingdom
• Great Britain
• 1800-1900
• Poetry
• Iconography
• Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882
• Watercolor
• Drawing
• Kissing

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Royaume-Uni
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1800-1900
• Poésie
• Iconographie
• Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882
• Aquarelle
• Dessin
• Baiser

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910101-00446924

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