Tryst Magnets

Aurora Leigh’s Dismissal of Romney (The Tryst) - Arthur Hughes This painting illustrates a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning called "Aurora Leigh", where the title character is rejecting a marriage proposal.

The Tryst by John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1886. Oil on canvas.

Paolo and Francesca - Charles Edward Halle Paolo and Francesca were 13th century Italian lovers immortalized in Dante’s Divine Comedy. Like most timeless romances, it ends in tragedy. Thier story was popular during the Victorian era and was the subject of many paintings.

The full title is "A Huguenot, on St. Bartholomew's Day, Refusing to Shield Himself from Danger by Wearing the Roman Catholic Badge:, John Everett Millais 1851