Marie Spartali Stillman Gallery

Born in Middlesex, England in 1843, Marie Spartali was reputedly a beautiful woman who sat for Rossetti and Burne-Jones as well as the photographer Julia Margaret Cameron. After marrying an American journalist and artist W.J. Stillman, Marie settled in Italy and began painting. Her favored subjects were literary-historical figure groups and women. Many of her works drew on Italian literary themes, especially Dante and Boccacio. Click on the following thumbnails to view Marie Spartali Spillman's works.

The Lady Prays 1868	The Childhood of Saint Cecily 1883	Madonna Pietra degli Scrovegni 1884	Dante at Verona 1888
The Enchanted Garden of Messer Ansaldo 1889	A Florentine Lily 1890	Saint George 1890	Beatrice Date unknown
Cloister Lilies Date unknown	Love's Messenger Date unknown	The Rose from Armida's Garden Date unknown	La Pensierosa Date unknown