A society of young artists and writers, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded in London in 1848. They were kwn for controversially rebelling against the classical academic painting conventions of the day in favour of a meeting of medieval romanticism and a new realism, and were inspired by theories of John Ruskin who urged artists to 'go to nature', resulting in subject matter predominantly dealing with religious themes, love, death, and subjects from literature and poetry. The principal members of the group were William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti who all produced seminal and well-loved paintings such as The Awakening Conscience (1853), Ophelia (1851-2) and The Beloved (1855-6) respectively.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Tate Publishing
ISBN-10
1849760241
ISBN-13
9781849760249
eBay Product ID (ePID)
115745500
Product Key Features
Author
Jason Rosenfeld
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Fine Arts / Art History
Dimensions
Weight
204g
Height
210mm
Width
168mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Spine
8mm
Content Note
60 Colour
Author Biography
Jason Rosenfeld is distinguished chair and associate professor of art History at Marymount Manhattan College.