December 5th Poems by an Artist's Model Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894). Selected Poems. Vol. 42, pp. 1181-1183 of The Harvard Classics So beautiful that many painters sought her for a model - Christina Rossetti, sister of the famous poet, Dante Rossetti, combined with her unusual beauty a rare poetic sense. (Christina Georgina Rossetti born Dec. 5, 1830.)