The Pre-Raphaelite Podcast

We are delighted to welcome art historian and critic Ruth Millington to the podcast. Ruth joins Hannah Squire to discuss her latest work 'Muse: Uncovering the Hidden Figures Behind Art History's Masterpieces' and the shifting roles of the 'Muse' in relation to Pre-Raphaelitism. Ruth's book is available from all good bookshops now!  

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Birmingham Cathedral houses four of Burne-Jones' most impressive stained glass windows. National Lottery Heritage Funding has enabled a major restoration project for these windows. In this episode, Alex meets with Anna, Rhian and Clare from the Divine Beauty project to discuss Burne-Jones, Birmingham Cathedral and the significance of these incredible examples of Pre-Raphaelite stained glass. 

To find out more about the Divine Beauty project, please visit the Birmingham Cathedral Website: https://www.birminghamcathedral.com/

Please visit the National Lottery Heritage Funding website for more information about projects that the funding enables: https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/

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It is an honour to welcome Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber to the podcast. Andrew talks to Alex about a lifetime of collecting Pre-Raphaelite art and how the legacy and popular appeal of the movement has changed. From an early interest in Victorian church architecture, Andrew Lloyd Webber has built one of the finest private collections of Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite art works in the world. 

Disclaimer: This episode was due to be released in March, however it had to be delayed for personal reasons.

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Ester welcomes the wonderful Mary Arseneau to the podcast to talk about the incredible project 'Christina Rossetti in Music'. The musicality of Christina Rossetti's poetry is an area that is often underappreciated, yet central to how we relate to Rossetti today. Mary Arseneau explains how and why Christina Rossetti's poetry lends itself particularly well to musical interpretation and outlines the importance and scale of the project. You can find out more about 'Christina Rossetti in Music' on the website: https://biblio.uottawa.ca/omeka2/christinarossettiinmusic/ and follow the project on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CGRossettiMusic 

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Hannah Squire is joined by Daniel Robbins and Hannah Lund, the curatorial team at Leighton House, home of the artist Frederic Lord Leighton. More that just a home, Leighton House was a working studio and a lifetime's project that demonstrated how an artist should live. Listen to find out more about Frederic Leighton and his fascinating, beautiful house and consider a visit! 

Find out more about Leighton House here: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/ 

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In this episode, we are delighted to welcome the novelist and researcher Dr Nat Reeve for a fresh and unique look at the poetry of Elizabeth Siddall. With a fresh focus on disruption and disorder, Nat Reeve builds on the latest scholarship to show how Siddall's writing lends itself well to the application of queer theory and queer readings. 

 If you are interested in Nat Reeve's work, take a look at their newly published novel here: https://www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/nettleblack

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As the exhibition at the Tate is now in full swing, Karl is delighted to welcome Dinah Roe to the podcast to introduce a rather different approach to Christina Rossetti's poetry. For a significant portion of her life, Christina Rossetti took on the role of carer for various members of her family. With this in mind, Dinah Roe is currently editing Rossetti's complete works. This project has brought to light the impact that being a carer had on her poetry. Dinah runs periodic poetry workshops for carers. You can find out more here: https://carerspoetry.org/ 

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As Marie Spartali Stillman's new shiny blue plaque is unveiled today, Hannah Squire welcomes the eminent Pre-Raphaelite researcher and curator Jan Marsh back to the podcast. Hannah and Jan are joined by Cathy Power, the Blue Plaque manager for English Heritage. This wonderful episode explores Spartali Stillman's fascinating life and career, the interesting processes involved in acquiring a blue plaque and the important work English Heritage do to ensure significant figures from history are remembered. 

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We are staying with the Rossetti's for a while! Today, Sheri welcomes Eleonora Sasso to the podcast to explore some of the key ways to explore the works of D.G. Rossetti including: dualism, symbolism, orientalism and aestheticism. Eleonora Sasso also outlines how the exotic and dream-like elements of Rossetti's works were a significant influence on William Morris.

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