The Day Dream
- Artist
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Date
- 1880
- Style
- Romanticism
- Genre
- Genre painting
- Location
- Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)
"The Day Dream", originally titled Monna Primavera, is a captivating oil-on-canvas painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Created in 1880, it depicts Jane Morris seated on a sycamore bough, holding a honeysuckle stem—a Victorian symbol of love—possibly hinting at her secret affair with Rossetti. The painting exemplifies genre painting within a Romanticism aesthetic. It measures 158.7 by 92.7 centimeters and remains in the Victoria and Albert Museum, reflecting the artist’s intimate exploration of love and beauty.
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