International studio . aincapital for hisbusiness sold themto Mr. Rae. Thetwo oil-paintingsMonna Vannaand The Beloved,which, with Fazio sMistress, alsocame from the RaeCollection, belongto Rossettis earlyChelsea period,being executedabout 1866. Itwas of work ofthis time thatRuskin was think-i n g when heclaimed thatRossettis nameshould be i)lacedfirst of men whohad raised andchanged the spiritof modern after thisdate Rossettiswork ceased toexcite the admi-ration of Ruskin,and authoritativeopinion of to-dayhas echoed thejudgment of Ros-settis friend. Until theserecent acquisitionsRosse
International studio . aincapital for hisbusiness sold themto Mr. Rae. Thetwo oil-paintingsMonna Vannaand The Beloved,which, with Fazio sMistress, alsocame from the RaeCollection, belongto Rossettis earlyChelsea period,being executedabout 1866. Itwas of work ofthis time thatRuskin was think-i n g when heclaimed thatRossettis nameshould be i)lacedfirst of men whohad raised andchanged the spiritof modern after thisdate Rossettiswork ceased toexcite the admi-ration of Ruskin,and authoritativeopinion of to-dayhas echoed thejudgment of Ros-settis friend. Until theserecent acquisitionsRossetti was unfortunately only represented in ourNational collections by his later period. The pur-chases that thus complete the representation of oneof the most original geniuses of the English Schoolwere made possible by the patriotic attitude of theRae family, and the su[)port given by the NationalArt-Collections Fund on this occasion adds stillfurther to the debt which the country owes to theadministrators of the y*tt^m^f fMi. FAZIOS MISTRESS, from theOIL PAINTING BY D G. ROSSETTI.
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