Dante Gabriel Rossetti was born on this day in 1828. In 'Bocca Baciata (Lips That Have Been Kissed)' Rossetti depicts his mistress, Fanny Cornforth. The artist's use of luxurious decorative elements invites sheer visual enjoyment. Inscribed on the back of this panel is a line from a sonnet by the fourteenth-century Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio: "Bocca baciate non perda ventura, anzi rinova come fa la luna" (The mouth that has been kissed loses not its freshness; still it renews itself even as does the moon). #rossetti #mfaboston #bostonarts A post shared by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (@mfaboston) on May 12, 2014 at 6:39am PDT
Dante Gabriel Rossetti was born on this day in 1828. In 'Bocca Baciata (Lips That Have Been Kissed)' Rossetti depicts his mistress, Fanny Cornforth. The artist's use of luxurious decorative elements invites sheer visual enjoyment. Inscribed on the back of this panel is a line from a sonnet by the fourteenth-century Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio: "Bocca baciate non perda ventura, anzi rinova come fa la luna" (The mouth that has been kissed loses not its freshness; still it renews itself even as does the moon). #rossetti #mfaboston #bostonarts
A post shared by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (@mfaboston) on May 12, 2014 at 6:39am PDT