Regina Cordium
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1860. Oil on panel. 25.4X20.3 cm. Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
"Regina Cordium" was painted as a wedding portrait following Rossetti's marriage to Elizabeth Siddal. The title, which translates to "Queen of Hearts," also evokes associations with the playing card of the same name—a connection Rossetti himself emphasized when describing the painting in one of his letters.