The Pre-Raphaelite Podcast
We are delighted to introduce The Pre-Raphaelite Podcast. Featuring guest speakers, roundtable discussions as well as interviews with artists and poets, we shall bring quality Pre-Raphaelite content directly to you. Available now on all major streaming platforms. Please visit The Pre-Raphaelite Society online: www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org
Episodes

Saturday Apr 15, 2023
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
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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Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
In this episode, Alex and Hannah welcome Carol Jacobi, the curator of the monumental retrospective 'The Rossettis' which opens at the Tate gallery today. This is the first major exhibition of Dante Rossetti's work in a generation. Moreover, it is the largest exhibition of Elizabeth Siddall's work for over thirty years. Carol Jacobi talks us through the impressive process of curating such an incredible exhibition. Be sure to visit, we certainly will be!
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Saturday Apr 01, 2023
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
We are pleased to welcome Dr Roberto Ferrari, Curator of Art Properties at Columbia University to the Podcast. Roberto gives us an excellent overview of the fascinating Solomon family including the life and times of Simeon, Rebecca and Abraham. The Solomon's were an important part of the Pre-Raphaelite story and their legacies continue to provide valuable contributions to Jewish history, women's history and queer history.
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Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
The release of this episode coincides with the auction of Marie Spartali Stillman's 'The Old Barn' which is happening today (29th March 2023). Hannah Squire talks to Anita Houghton about the important project 'Art for All by All'. The project aims to encourage public galleries to diversify their displays and collections to ensure fairer representation of women and minority groups. To find out more about the project please see the website at: www.artforallbyall.org
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Saturday Mar 25, 2023
Saturday Mar 25, 2023
To celebrate the release of the wonderful book 'Pre-Raphaelite Sisters: Art, Poetry and Female Agency in Victorian Britain', we are delighted to welcome the editors Glenda Youde and Robert Wilkes to the podcast. This ground-breaking book was inspired by the recent 'Pre-Raphaelite Sisters' exhibition and contains a number of essays that explore new ways of exploring the lives and works of women involved in the world of Pre-Raphaelitism.
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Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
PART 2: In this two-part special edition to mark International Women's Day, we are delighted to welcome renowned author and Suffrage researcher Elizabeth Crawford. With a focus on the Manchester Art Gallery, Elizabeth Crawford chats to Hannah Squire about Annie Swynnerton and Isabel Dacre. Both artists had important connections to the Pre-Raphaelites and the Women's Suffrage movement.
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Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
In this two-part special edition to mark International Women's Day, we are delighted to welcome renowned author and Suffrage researcher Elizabeth Crawford. With a focus on the Manchester Art Gallery, Elizabeth Crawford chats to Hannah Squire about Annie Swynnerton and Isabel Dacre. Both artists had important connections to the Pre-Raphaelites and the Women's Suffrage movement.
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Saturday Mar 04, 2023
Saturday Mar 04, 2023
We delighted to welcome Jordan Walsh back to the Pre-Raphaelite Podcast. Today Jordan talks to Karl about his research exploring the themes of Religion and Nature. This episode centres on space and place in Pre-Raphaelitism, drawing on eco-criticism, Gothic and the Sublime. Let's welcome in the Spring!
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Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Dr Amy Lim speaks to us from the Stanley Spencer Gallery about the influences of the Pre-Raphaelites on Stanley Spencer's work. Concentrating on the themes of religion and nature, we discover some surprising overlaps through early Italian influences, the writings of Ruskin and a commitment to truthful depiction.
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Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Live from the Watts Gallery, Hannah is joined by curators Dr Lauren MacCulloch and Dr Alice Eden to explore the exhibition 'Dreams and Stories: Modern Pre-Raphaelite Visionaries'. Largely focusing on the 'third generation' of Pre-Raphaelitism, the exhibition features wonderful works by Frederick Cayley Robinson, Marianne Stokes, Thomas Cooper Gotch and Margaret Gere.
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