Christina Father was an Italian painter, poet, and printmaker in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His given name was Dante Gabriel Rossetti, but he was known professionally as Dante Gabriel Rossetti. He was born in London in 1828 to Italian parents, Francesco and Christina Rossetti. His brother, William Michael Rossetti, was also a painter. His sister, Christina Rossetti, was a poet. ARI Rossetti was his father, Ricci Rossetti was his grandfather, and Jesse Rossetti was his great-grandfather.