Beatrix
1862
Dante Gabriel Rossetti created this haunting tribute to his late wife, Elizabeth Siddal, following her tragic death from a laudanum overdose. The central figure sits in a trance-like state with eyes closed, clutching a red poppy—the source of the opiate that killed her—as a white dove delivers the flower. A hallmark of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, the painting is packed with symbolism, including the sundial in the background marking the hour of her death, transforming deep personal grief into a powerful visual poem.
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