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Lady Lilith (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 08.162.1)

Western Esoteric and New Religious Movement Art

A watercolor and gouache titled "Lady Lilith," painted by the British artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1867, showing a woman seated at a mirror combing her long hair, a femme fatale figure the work's own title names outright. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 08.162.1, acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1908.

Facts
Origins
Creation
1867 1
Date of Creation
1867 1
Attributed To
Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1
Attributions
Tradition
Jewish folklore and Kabbalah, as received and reimagined in nineteenth-century English Pre-Raphaelite art 1
Medium (class)
Painting (general) 1
Subject Matter
Depicted Subject
Lilith, the figure of Jewish tradition later elaborated in Kabbalistic and folkloric sources as Adam's first, defiant partner 1
Custody
Current Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1
Current Custodian
The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1
Custody History
Rogers Fund, 1908 1
Physical Form
Medium
Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) 1
Dimensions
20 3/16 X 17 5/16 in. (51.3 x 44 cm) 1
Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and Copyright
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has designated this work as being in the public domain and makes it available through its Open Access policy; no permission is required for reproduction. 1
Classification
Object Type
Painting 1
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Judaism, Religions
Source Lady Lilith, accession 08.162.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Depicts

Lilith, Figures

Rossetti's own title for this painting is the subject's name: Lady Lilith.

Source Lady Lilith, accession 08.162.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Authored By

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: the author of this subject.

Sources
1. Lady Lilith, accession 08.162.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • accession 08.162.1
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    A watercolor and gouache titled "Lady Lilith," painted by the British artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1867, showing a woman seated at a mirror combing her long hair, a femme fatale figure the work's own title names outright.
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