Vectis Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture present Stunners: Pre-Raphaelite Models and Muses by Dr Anne Anderson

The models for E. Burne-Jones and D.G. Rossetti were also wives, mistresses and even artists in their own right. The life stories of these 'Stunners' is as seductive as their painted images.

Who were Lizzie, Fanny, Alexa, Georgie and Maria and why do they figure so prominently in the paintings of Rossetti and Burne-Jones? Dr Anne Anderson shows they were much more than models.

*This lecture coincides with an exhibition of Pre-Raphaelite works at Tate Britain which runs from September 2012 until January 2013

Lecturer profile:
Dr Anne Anderson graduated in Art History and Archaeology from Leicester University in 1978 and worked as an archaeologist for 8 years, being elected to the Society of Antiquaries in 1996. From 1993-2007 she was a senior lecturer on the Fine Arts Valuation degree courses at Southampton Solent University, where she specialized in the Aesthetic Movement, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Modernism.

She is currently Hon. Research Fellow at Exeter University; a Fellow of the Huntington, CA; Researcher for Lord Frederic Leighton’s Studio-House and exhibition curator at Southampton City Art Gallery.

Her 2008 exhibition Ancient Landscapes, Pastoral Visions - Samuel Palmer to the Ruralists attracted some 47,000 visitors. She has published books on Roman pottery, Art Deco teapots and Octavia Hill, a founder of the National Trust.

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We meet at Medina Theatre, usually on the third Thursday in the month. Coffee and tea are available to purchase in the Theatre bar from 7.15pm. The lectures start at 8pm. They usually end between 9.15 and 9.30 pm.

Guests are welcome to join us at a cost of £6.00. £2.00 for students.

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