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Dante Gabriel Rossetti / The Day Dream

The Day Dream

1880 · Oil on canvas

A woman sits lost in thought among the branches of a sycamore tree, a honeysuckle flower held loosely in her hand.

LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Dimensions157.5 × 92.7 cm

Why it matters

Jane Morris sits in the branches of a sycamore, holding a sprig of honeysuckle, a Victorian token of love that may hint at her secret affair with Rossetti.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1880.
  • It was first to be called Monna Primavera.
  • Constantine Ionides left it to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1900.

Based on the Wikipedia article The Day Dream (Rossetti) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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