Marie Spartali Stillman (1844–1927) was a British painter of Greek descent and one of the most accomplished and prolific female artists associated with the second generation of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. Born in London to a wealthy Greek merchant family, she trained under Ford Madox Brown and quickly gained recognition for her luminous watercolors, often inspired by literary themes from Dante, Boccaccio, Shakespeare, and classical mythology.
Stillman was also a celebrated model for artists such as Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Edward Burne-Jones, admired for her striking beauty and classical features. After marrying American journalist and artist William James Stillman in 1871, she divided her time between England and Italy, where the Renaissance atmosphere deeply influenced her romantic, detailed style characterized by rich colors, intricate backgrounds, and poetic sensibility.
Though somewhat overlooked for much of the 20th century, her work is now celebrated for its technical mastery and significant contribution to Pre-Raphaelite art.
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| A Florentine Lily |
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| A Lady in the Garden at Kelmscott Manor, Gloucestershire |
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| A May Feast at the House of Folco Portinari |
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| A Wreath of Roses (A Crown of Roses) |
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| Afternoon in the Colonna Garden |
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| Autumn |
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| Beatrice |
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| Blossom |
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| By a Clear Well, Within a Little Field |
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| Cloister Lilies |
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| Dante and Beatrice |
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| Dante's Vision of Leah and Rachel |
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| Feeding the Doves at Kelmscott Manor, Oxfordshire |
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| Fiammetta Singing |
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| Gelsomina (Jasmine) |
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| How the Virgin Came to Brother Conrad in Offia and Laid Her Son in His Arms |
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| Jolie Coeur (after Rossetti) |
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| La Pensierosa |
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| Lady with Peacocks in an Italian Landscape |
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| Love's Messenger |
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| Luisa Strozzi |
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| Madonna Pietra-degli-Scrovigni |
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| Mariana |
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| Mia Suora Rachel |
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| Pharmakeutria (Brewing The Love Philtre) |
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| Portrait of a Lady, Possibly the Artist's Sister, Christina Spartali |
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| Saint Barbara |
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| Self Portrait (Lady with a Fan) |
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| Self Portrait in Medieval Dress |
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| Sir Tristram and Queen Yseult |
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| The Childhood of Saint Cecily |
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| The Enchanted Garden of Messer Ansaldo |
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| The Last Sight of Fiammetta |
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| The Old Barn, Arreton, Isle of Wight |
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| The Pilgrim Folk |
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| The Rose from Armida's Garden |
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