Sacred Art & Iconography
Lady Lilith (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 08.162.1)
Watercolor and gouache, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, British, 1867, Metropolitan Museum of Art 08.162.1
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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.
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Date of Creation Attributed To Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectLilith, the figure of Jewish tradition later elaborated in Kabbalistic and folkloric sources as Adam's first, defiant partner 1 Custody
Current LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1 Current CustodianThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Custody History Attributions
TraditionJewish folklore and Kabbalah, as received and reimagined in nineteenth-century English Pre-Raphaelite art 1 Physical Form
MediumWatercolor and gouache (bodycolor) 1 Dimensions20 3/16 X 17 5/16 in. (51.3 x 44 cm) 1 Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and CopyrightThe 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 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Rossetti's own title for this painting is the subject's name: Lady Lilith.
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