Lizzie Siddal: The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel - Couverture souple

Hawksley, Lucinda

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0233001174 ISBN 13 : 9780233001173

Editeur : Andre Deutsch Ltd, 2005

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The supermodel did not arrive when Twiggy first donned false eyelashes; the concept began more than one hundred years previously, with a stunning young artists' model whose face captivated a generation. Saved from the drudgery of a working-class existence by an astute young Pre-Raphaelite artist, Lizzie Siddal rose to become one of the most famous faces in Victorian Britain and a pivotal figure of London's artistic world, until tragically ending her young life in a laudanum-soaked suicide in 1862. In the twenty-first century, even those who do not know her name always recognise her face: she is Millais' doomed Ophelia and Rossetti's beatified Beatrice. Her image haunts the viewer and has become the globally recognised incarnation of Pre-Raphaelitism. This colourful and emotionally-charged biography takes Lizzie from the background of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's life and, finally, brings her to the forefront of her own.

Revue de presse :

'A truly extraordinary achievement.' - A.N. WILSON 'The life behind the model for Millais's Ophelia...The first supermodel, Siddal remains a fascinating figure.' - Tatler 'A seductive biography. The story as it gains in tragedy is irresistible' - The Sunday Times 'This mesmerising biography gives life to an icon, and reads as grippingly as any rags-to-riches novel.' - The Mail on Sunday 'It is the stuff of opera' - Sunday Telegraph 'A heart-wrenching tale of art, addiction, adultery and loss, which transcends the decades. A fluid contemporary classic.' - Skytext --A.N. Wilson; Tatler; The Sunday Times; The Mail on Sunday; Sunday Telegraph; Skytext

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Andre Deutsch Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0233001174
• ISBN 13: 9780233001173
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256