La Ghirlandata

La Ghirlandata
ArtistDante Gabriel Rossetti
Year1873
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions124 cm × 85 cm (49 in × 33 in)
LocationGuildhall Art Gallery, London

La Ghirlandata ("The Garlanded Woman") is an 1873 painting by English painter and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti 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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References

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

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