- Pre-Raphaelites and the Book
- February 17 – August 4, 2013
- West Building Ground Floor
This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.
Overview: Many artists of the Pre-Raphaelite circle not only involved themselves in book design and illustration but were also highly regarded poets in their own right. Organized to complement Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900, this installation includes books of poetry by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Morris, wood-engraved illustrations by several Pre-Raphaelite artists, and material related to the Kelmscott Press (established by Morris in 1891). Beautifully illustrated books from this press are displayed alongside Morris' elaborate ornament designs and his own manuscript illumination inspired by medieval tomes. Featured works are from the National Gallery of Art Library and the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, on loan to the University of Delaware Library.
Organization: Organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington
Passes: Passes are not required for this exhibition.
Image: Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Palace of Art, woodcut in Alfred Tennyson, Poems (London: E. Moxon, 1857), National Gallery of Art Library, Gift of Mark Samuels Lasner
Related Exhibition
Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900
February 17–May 19, 2013