La Ghirlandata Explained

La Ghirlandata
Artist:Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Year:1873
Height Metric:124
Width Metric:85
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
Museum:Guildhall Art Gallery
City:London

La Ghirlandata ("The Garlanded Woman") is an 1873 painting by English painter and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti.[1] It is currently in the collection of the Guildhall Art Gallery in London, United Kingdom.[2] The model who sat for the painting was Alexa Wilding.[3] May Morris was the model for both angel heads in the top corners of the painting.[4]

A conservation programme funded by the Bank of America Art Conservation Project has proposed on 2019. Before the project started, UCL updated the previous imaging studies by Art Analysis & Research by using a newly installed hyperspectral imaging system designed and manufactured by ClydeHSI.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Ghirlandata by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. British Library. 29 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Guildhall Art Gallery rehang breathes life into a major Victorian art collection. Moss. Richard. 23 January 2015. Culture24. 29 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Monna Vanna 1866. Tate. 29 January 2017.
  4. Web site: Restoration of La Ghirlandata - City of London. www.cityoflondon.gov.uk. 2020-05-22.