The poet Christina Rossetti and painter poets Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Elizabeth Rossetti (born Elizabeth Siddal) are the most well-known of the Rossetti generation. Born into a new Victorian age, they began as controversial figures and became international celebrities. They brought about a revolution in the arts, both in Britain and beyond. The Rossettis’ passionate, anti-establishment personalities challenge our ideas of Victorians. They experimented with everything – work and beliefs, life and love. They demanded poetry and painting to express lived experience and feelings; Their daring stories asked questions about art and beauty
that remain relevant today.