Proserpine

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Rosetti, Dante Gabriel, “Proserpine,” 1874, oil on canvas. Depicts Persephone with a cursed pomegranate in her hand, in Hades’ palace.

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The painting shows Persephone as she holds a pomegranate, one of the fruits of the Underworld. In the myth, this is when she becomes cursed to spend her days as Hades’ bride. It is oil painted on canvas and is accompanied by a sonnet.

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    Dante Gabriel Rosetti, 1874
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