Return to Troy Town

I found this quote on a site about Pre-Raphaelite Women.  When I met Belle Burch I could not take my eyes off her very long and beautiful neck. The black and white photo is of Belle’s mother.

“I notice several things when I look at this painting. First, Rossetti clearly has a tendency to elongate the female neck and this painting is no exception. He lengthens and twists her neck and (perhaps it’s all the green) but when I see Proserpine, the word “serpentine” is always conjured into my mind. Secondly, Rossetti has a talent for hands. He depicts them gracefully, always with long, elegant fingers. Her lips are painted the same exact shade as the pomegranate, the same lips that supposedly sealed her matrimony to Morris with a kiss and prevented her being with Rossetti.”

At the Wandering Goat Belle would not allow me to take a photo of her…