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The collections at Loggia explore select areas of study in art and art history, architecture and design, the decorative arts, industrial design, and classical studies such as Greek, Roman, and Celtic mythology.

Gardner's Art Through the Ages

This book is the classic reference for the study of art. It features a history of artists and their works, as well as lucid and engaging descriptions of the styles and periods of art history. Highly recommended for both students and scholars.

Art History at a Glance

As the title suggests, this painting by artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti depicts Mnemosyne, the Greek goddess (or Titan, to be specific) who personified memory. Mnemosyne plays a significant role in Greek mythology as the mother of the Muses. But instead of simply depicting a figure from myth, here Rossetti may be making a more personal statement about art, for the painting includes subtle hints about the artist's aspirations for achieving a form of immortality through his work.

Many of the details in this painting are symbolic and meaningful. Mnemosyne is shown with a delicate lamp in one of her hands, and the small flower that appears near the bottom of the work is a pansy, which usually signifies remembrance in art. Additionally, the model for this painting was the languid beauty Jane Morris. Rossetti's complicated relationship with Morris is alluded to in this suggestive and compelling image.

For More Information

An article about Mnemosyne in Classical mythology is available at Mythography.


Rossetti

David Rodgers has written this informative and engaging book about the artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The book, which is part of the Phaidon Colour Library series, features many of Rossetti's most memorable paintings, including his Beata Beatrix and The Blessed Damozel.



My own belief is that I am a poet primarily, and that it is my poetic tendencies that chiefly give value to my pictures... - Dante Gabriel Rossetti