Proserpine by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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"Proserpine" is an 1870s Pre-Raphaelite painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti depicting Jane Morris as the mythological goddess Persephone, symbolizing themes of captivity, temptation, and duality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proserpine by Dante Gabriel Rossetti canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proserpine by Dante Gabriel Rossetti Context triple: [Jane Morris, notableWorkSubjectOf, Proserpine by Dante Gabriel Rossetti]
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C.
"The Lady of Shalott" (poem)
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Mariana (poem)
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proserpine by Dante Gabriel Rossetti Target entity description: "Proserpine" is an 1870s Pre-Raphaelite painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti depicting Jane Morris as the mythological goddess Persephone, symbolizing themes of captivity, temptation, and duality.
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A.
The Virgin in the Garden
The Virgin in the Garden is a 1978 novel by A. S. Byatt, set in postwar England and centered on a family drama unfolding around the staging of a play about Elizabeth I during the coronation of Elizabeth II.
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B.
Porphyria's Lover
"Porphyria's Lover" is a dramatic monologue poem by Robert Browning that explores obsessive love, murder, and psychological instability through the chilling confession of its narrator.
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C.
"The Lady of Shalott" (poem)
"The Lady of Shalott" is an 1832–1842 narrative poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that reimagines the Arthurian legend of Elaine of Astolat, focusing on a cursed woman isolated in a tower who can only view the world through a mirror.
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D.
May Night, or the Drowned Maiden
"May Night, or the Drowned Maiden" is a romantic and supernatural short story by Nikolai Gogol, blending Ukrainian folklore with elements of fantasy and village life.
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E.
Mariana (poem)
"Mariana" is a lyric poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that portrays a woman’s desolate longing and emotional isolation as she waits in vain for her absent lover.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pre-Raphaelite painting
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painting ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aesthetic movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Aesthetic Movement in Britain
Victorian art ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Greek goddess Persephone
ⓘ
linked to:
Persephone
Roman goddess Proserpina ⓘ
linked to:
Persephone
|
| collection |
Tate collection
ⓘ
linked to:
Tate galleries network
|
| colorPalette | predominantly dark green and blue tones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
D. G. Rossetti
ⓘ
linked to:
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Dante Gabriel Rossetti ⓘ |
| depictionType | half-length female figure ⓘ |
| depicts |
Jane Morris
ⓘ
Persephone ⓘ Proserpina ⓘ
linked to:
Persephone
|
| depictsSymbolically |
division between worlds
ⓘ
entrapment in marriage ⓘ forbidden desire ⓘ |
| genre |
mythological painting
ⓘ
symbolist painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
inscribed sonnet
ⓘ
ivy background ⓘ pomegranate fruit ⓘ |
| hasVersion | multiple painted variants in the 1870s ⓘ |
| inception | 1874 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian Renaissance art
ⓘ
medievalism ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| location | Tate Britain ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Persephone in the underworld
ⓘ
captivity ⓘ duality ⓘ mythology of seasons ⓘ pomegranate ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
canvas
ⓘ
oil paint ⓘ |
| model | Jane Morris ⓘ |
| movement | Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of poetry and painting
ⓘ
intense psychological expression ⓘ use of Jane Morris as muse ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Rossetti’s late mythological portraits ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1870s ⓘ |
| title | Proserpine ⓘ |
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