Feb 21
Proserpine (also known as also Proserpina or Persephone) (1874) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Italian, 1828 – 1882) oil on canvas, 125.1 × 61 cm (49.3 × 24 in), Tate Gallery, London
#proserpine#proserpina#persephone#Dante Gabriel Rossetti#jane morris#painting#my upload#oil on canvas#oil painting#19th century#pre raphaelite#symbolism#art#fine art#mythology#greek mythology#roman mythology#fatal pomegranate#entrapment in Hades#melancholic#forbidden desire and longing#pomegranate#temptation#binding commitment#underworld#ivy#clinging memories#incense burner#goddess#The dark cold atmosphere contrasts with a sliver of light from the upper world.