Rossetti

(rə zetē, -setē)

  1. Rossetti, Christina (Georgina) 1830-94; Eng. poet
  2. Rossetti, Dante Gabriel 1828-82; Eng. Pre-Raphaelite painter & poet: brother of Christina

See Rossetti in American Heritage Dictionary 4

British poet and painter. A founder (1848) of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, he is known for his portraits and his vividly detailed, mystic poems, including “The Blessed Damozel” (1850). His sister Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) wrote lyrical religious works and ballads, such as “Up-Hill” (1861).

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