Proserpine

Rossetti paints the goddess Proserpine trapped in the underworld, clutching the fateful pomegranate that binds her there. The brooding sensuality and lush detail are pure Pre-Raphaelite. His muse Jane Morris was the model.

Proserpine

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

  • Date1874
  • MovementPre-Raphaelite
  • WhereTate Britain, London
  • RegionBritain