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D. G. Rossetti Trivia Quiz

This quiz is all about Dante Gabriel Rossetti, one of the leading figures in the Pre-Raphaelite art movement of the 19th century.

A multiple-choice quiz by clarey29. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
clarey29

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
88,308

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of Rossetti's ill-fated wife? Hint

Fanny Cornforth

Jane Burden

Elizabeth Siddal

Christina Rossetti

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Question 2 of 10

2. True or false? Rossetti changed the order of his first two names from Gabriel Dante, to Dante Gabriel because of his obsession with the poet Dante.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which poet did Rossetti believe he was the reincarnation of? Hint

William Blake

John Donne

Dante Allghieri

John Keats

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Question 4 of 10

4. One of Rossetti's family was a famous poet, who wrote the poem "Remember" which is often read at funerals. Who was it? Hint

His uncle John William Polidori

His sister Christina Rossetti

His mother Frances Rossetti

His brother William Michael Rossetti

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Question 5 of 10

5. True or false? Rossetti was not a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Rossetti had an affair with the wife of his best friend. Who was she? Hint

Jane Morris, the wife of William Morris

Emma Madox Brown, the wife of Ford Madox Brown

Georgina Burne-Jones, the wife of Edward Burne-Jones

Eupemia Millias, the wife of John Everett Millias

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Question 7 of 10

7. True or false? In one of Rossetti's earliest paintings "The Girlhood of Mary Virgin" his mother and sister were used as the models for Saint Anne and Mary.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. While working for Morris & Co, Rossetti designed many fine stained glass windows. In which of the following places can you not find any of Rossetti's work? Hint

York Minster

St Martins on the Hill, Scarborough

Bradford Cathedral

Victoria and Albert Museum

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was Rossetti's nickname for his mistress Fanny Cornforth? Hint

Dove

Elephant

Rhino

Monkey

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what year did Rossetti die? Hint

1882

1897

1904

1852

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of Rossetti's ill-fated wife?

Answer: Elizabeth Siddal

Jane Burden married Willam Morris, Christina Rossetti was the artist's sister, and Fanny Cornforth was one of Rossetti's mistresses. Elizabeth Siddal was a famous Pre-Raphaelite model who appears in Millais's "Ophelia". She died in 1862 of a overdose of Laudanum.

2. True or false? Rossetti changed the order of his first two names from Gabriel Dante, to Dante Gabriel because of his obsession with the poet Dante.

Answer: True

Rossetti developed an obsession with the poet Dante Allghieri, and many of his paintings were based on themes in Dante's poetry.

3. Which poet did Rossetti believe he was the reincarnation of?

Answer: William Blake

Strangly enough Rossetti was born exactly nine months after the death of the painter-poet William Blake. Like Blake, Rossetti wrote poetry as well as painting, and he also perchased some of Blake's original manuscripts.

4. One of Rossetti's family was a famous poet, who wrote the poem "Remember" which is often read at funerals. Who was it?

Answer: His sister Christina Rossetti

Christina Rossetti also wrote the words to the Christmas Carol "In the Bleak Mid-Winter", and is often seen as the most talented member of the Rossetti clan. His uncle Polidori was the poet Byron's doctor, and his brother William Michael was also a writer.

5. True or false? Rossetti was not a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

Answer: False

Along with his brother William Michael Rossetti, James Collinson, William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Thomas Woolner and Frederic George, Rossetti formed the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in September 1848. Many of the more famous artists who painted in the Pre-Raphaelite style, such as Burne-Jones, and William Morris were not in the original brotherhood.

The actual term "Pre-Raphaelite" means a return to the style of art up to the time of the great painter Raphael.

6. Rossetti had an affair with the wife of his best friend. Who was she?

Answer: Jane Morris, the wife of William Morris

For a while Rossetti lodged with the Morris' in their country home and William and Jane had an "open" marriage. Jane Morris can be seen in many of Rossetti's most powerful and beautiful paintings.

7. True or false? In one of Rossetti's earliest paintings "The Girlhood of Mary Virgin" his mother and sister were used as the models for Saint Anne and Mary.

Answer: True

His sister Christina can also be seen again as Mary in the painting "Ecce Ancilla Domini".

8. While working for Morris & Co, Rossetti designed many fine stained glass windows. In which of the following places can you not find any of Rossetti's work?

Answer: York Minster

The stained glass windows in York Minster are nearly all medievel and contain no windows designed by Morris & Co. Both Bradford Cathedral and St Martins on the Hill in Scarborough have fine examples of Rossetti's work and the V&A now have a revamped British Gallery which I would recommend to anyone with an interest in the Pre-Raphaelites.

9. What was Rossetti's nickname for his mistress Fanny Cornforth?

Answer: Elephant

Fanny Cornforth was a part time model and prostitute. She was very striking and because of her large build Rossetti nicknamed her Elephant. Dove was his nickname for his wife Elizabeth Siddal.

10. In what year did Rossetti die?

Answer: 1882

Rossetti died on Easter Day 9th April 1882 at Birchington-on-Sea in Kent.

Source: Author clarey29

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