Hand and Soul
In the narrative of the English pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti entitled Hand and Soul, the soul of the painter Chiaro appears to him in female form and invites him to acquire complete self-knowledge, the prerequisite of genuine creativity and a meaningful life: “I am an image, Chiaro, of thine own soul within thee. See me, and know me as I am.. […] take now thine Art unto thee, and paint me thus, as I am, to know me […]. Do this; so shall thy soul stand before thee always, and perplex thee no more.”
| Subject: | Others |
| Author: | Rosetti, Dante Gabriel |
| Title: | Hand and Soul |
| Date: | 1922 |
| Place of publication: | Praha |
| Publisher: | Alois Dyk |
| Technique: | etching on paper |
| Dimensions: | 19 × 14 cm |
| Origin: | Library of the Karásek Gallery |
| Licence: | Free license |
