弗雷德里克·桑迪斯出生于诺维奇,父亲对他的影响非常大。他从小就具有绘画的天赋。他在诺威奇学校接受教育,1846年就读于诺威奇设计学校。在两年里,他的才华被皇家艺术学会认可。
桑迪斯与乔治亚娜·克里德结婚,但这场婚姻仅持续了三年。桑迪斯与情人凯米格雷有着长期的往来,格雷也是丹特加布里埃尔罗塞蒂的模特儿,也许也是西蒙所罗门的模特儿。桑迪斯和格雷有两个女儿和两个儿子。
1862年,桑迪斯遇到女演员玛丽·艾玛·琼斯,她出现在诸如桑迪斯·洛夫的《影子》和他1867年的作品《骄傲的迈西》等绘画中。
桑迪斯的作品主要是儿童肖像和年轻女性的肖像,常常穿着中世纪或中世纪的服装。
在1860年代初,桑迪斯开始展出画作,这使他的名气提升。其中最著名的作品包括《Vivien》《Morgan le Fay》《Cassandra和Medea》。
《摩根勒菲》,1864年
伯明翰博物馆
美狄亚,1868年
伯明翰博物馆
桑迪斯从未成为受欢迎的画家。他画得作品相对较少,而对他的艺术的主要影响是悲剧力量的崇高观念所施加的影响,它内含着阴郁的气氛和近乎严峻的美感,使它远远超出了人们的理想。
格蕾丝·罗斯,1866年
耶鲁大学英国艺术中心
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埃莉诺女王,1858年
加的夫国家博物馆
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海伦·特洛伊,1867年
沃克美术馆
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爱情的影子,1867年
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抹大拉的马利亚,1859年
特拉华美术馆
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