Lady Lilith
Medium
Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor)
Dimensions
20 3/16 X 17 5/16 in. (51.3 x 44 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1908
Accession Number
08.162.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
Lady Lilith, painted in 1867 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti with the assistance of Henry Treffry Dunn, is a luminous watercolor and gouache drawing now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection. Rossetti, a central figure of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, frequently explored mythological and literary subjects through richly symbolic imagery. The medium of watercolor combined with bodycolor allowed the artists to achieve vibrant, jewel-like tones and delicate textures that heighten the work’s intimate, almost jewel-box quality. The composition centers on a woman surrounded by flowers, gazing int...
About the Artist
Dante Gabriel Rossetti|Henry Treffry Dunn · 1828–1882
British artist. Comment on works: Allegory