Artist, poet + muse Elizabeth Siddal was born #BOTD 1829! Although most famous for posing in icy water as Ophelia, she modelled many other literary characters + was considered a 'queen' by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood who she exhibited with in the UK + US

Elementary My Dear Waterhouse: paintings featuring air, fire, water and earth: 'Boreas' (1903), 'The Magic Circle (1886), 'A Mermaid' (1900) & 'Gather Ye Rosebuds' (1909) all by John William Waterhouse for this week's #WilliamWednesday

I’ve seen a confidential document from Lynton Crosby’s lobbying firm which advises Boris Johnson to ride roughshod over every convention and standard of propriety to pack the House of Lords. [Thread] theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Education has finally surfaced as an issue in the Tory leadership contest. It's a pity that it completely misses the point. A quick reflection:

While his contemporaries painted female nudes, Gustave Klimt wrapped his muses in decorative gowns. Behind his trademark style, + pictured in the frame, was Emilie Flöge (1874-1952), an Austrian designer + businesswoman, who created corset-less dresses to liberate modern women

Celtic Cortege: John Duncan's mystical 'The Riders of the Sidhe' (1911, McManus Mus. Dundee) for #MagicMonday. Left to right: the Tree of Life denotes wisdom; the Grail Cup love; the Sword symbolises strength & power; the Stone of Quietness is hope, as it reflects past & future.

•BBC Bitesize has a paid opportunity for educators with experience of the GCSE Art & Design curriculum to develop online content by attending focus groups. Please contact [email protected] for more details. #Edujobs

Happy Birthday, Gala Dalí, #BOTD 1894! Seen as a rival by surrealism's founder André Breton + cast as a ‘demonic dominatrix’ by male critics, this powerful muse was a model, co-creator + agent for Salvador Dalí, who justly co-signed paintings with her name

Worth reading The French president’s statement about Elizabeth II. Remarkable.

Stunning. John William Waterhouse - ‘Boreas’.

Goblins! 2 sisters, some sinister, anthropomorphic creatures with ambiguous intent & a smorgasbord of fruit! This week's #TuesdayTale is Chrisina Rossetti's haunting poem 'Goblin Market', the theme of the online PRS lecture this Sat 24th September with Ester Díaz. Do join us!

Literacy in Art. Tackling texts. Did you know the exam paper has a reading age of 17+? Today we unpicked our exam starting point to remove barriers, we used layered reading to support our understanding and make meaning and then we used stop and jot to demonstrate our progress.

My daughter found this incredible piece of #RockArt on our walk up the The Malvern Hills yesterday #Ukraine #Kintsugi #Art #PaintedRocks

The arts are so vital in our lives, they make our human creativity visible, they connect us in times of grief, struggle & celebration. Let’s save the arts in schools ❤️

As we begin #BHM let's celebrate Jamaican-born Fanny Eaton (1835–1924), an overloooked yet prominent and influential muse for the Pre-Raphaelites, who often played the role of biblical, mythological and literary heroines

The Pre-Raphaelite Podcast launches on the 15th October! The PRS is delighted to present our new podcast, full of artists, academics, curators & authors talking all things Pre-Raphaelite & beyond. Available soon on Spotify, Audible, Podbean Google Podcasts & Apple Podcasts.

Five Years…a sketchbook of political drawings.

Spent the last 8 weeks in classrooms, lecture theatres, sportshalls and offices (grateful for all of those opportunities 🙏🏻), so started my week of rejuvenation by getting out into some nature! Highly recommend to our trainees, would love to see some of your photos 🍁🪵🌳University of Worcester - PGCE Secondary course

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