Sir Tristram and la Belle 

This stained-glass panel was designed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, a leading figure in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Rossetti looked to medieval legends and literature for inspiration and this panel illustrates a pivotal scene from the story of Tristan and Isolde. The two central figures are shown unwittingly consuming a love potion meant for Isolde and King Mark. Rossetti presents a complicated tale of love, duty, and betrayal. Isolde is caught between her arranged marriage to King Mark and her uncontrollable love for Tristan. This narrative invites reflection on the limited agency women possessed, bound by societal expectations and political alliances. The tragedy of the story lies in the deception and the lack of choice. We see the love-struck couple being forever bound by their love for one another and their imposed obligations. Rossetti highlights not just the romance, but the constraints of their identities and the era they inhabit.