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Pre-Raphaelites

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Pre-Raphaelites were a group of English painters, poets, and critics, founded in 1848 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, and James Collinson. They were later joined by Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris, and others. The Pre-Raphaelites sought to return to the purity of art before the influence of Raphael, whom they considered to be the “corrupting” force of the Renaissance. They believed that the Renaissance had been a time of great artistic decline, and that art should instead emulate the simplicity and sincerity of the art of the Middle Ages. The Pre-Raphaelites were known for their detailed, often highly romanticized depictions of nature and their use of bright colors.

The art style is also known as: Pre-Raphaelites, Pre-Raphaelitism
Categories: Impressionism, Modernism

1. William Holman Hunt (1827-1910) 2. John Everett Millais (1829-1896) 3. Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) 4. Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898) 5. John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) 6. Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) 7. Frederic Leighton (1830-1896) 8. Arthur Hughes (1832-1915) 9. Evelyn De Morgan (1855-1919) 10. George Frederic Watts (1817-1904) 11. Edward Robert Hughes (1851-1914) 12. William Morris (1834-1896) 13. Ford Madox Brown (1821-1893) 14. Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) 15. Marie Spartali Stillman (1844-1927) 16. George Henry Boughton (1833-1905) 17. John Roddam Spencer Stanhope (1829-1908) 18. Edward Poynter (1836-1919) 19. William Bell Scott (1811-1890) 20. John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) 21. James Collinson (1825-1881) 22. Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) 23. William Michael Rossetti (1829-1919) 24. Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) 25. Maria Francesca Rossetti (1827-1876) 26. Gabriele Rossetti (1783-1854) 27. Francesco Gabriele Rossetti (1783-1854) 28. Francesco Rossetti (1808-1889) 29. Laura Rossetti (1850-1914) 30. Helen Rossetti Angeli (1849-1914)

1. Ophelia, John Everett Millais, 1851 2. The Girlhood of Mary Virgin, Edward Burne-Jones, 1857 3. Mariana, John Everett Millais, 1851 4. Isabella and the Pot of Basil, John Everett Millais, 1868 5. Proserpine, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1874 6. The Blessed Damozel, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1871-2 7. Beata Beatrix, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1871-2 8. The Annunciation, Edward Burne-Jones, 1864-5 9. The Adoration of the Magi, Edward Burne-Jones, 1887 10. The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854-5 11. The Light of the World, William Holman Hunt, 1851-3 12. The Awakening Conscience, William Holman Hunt, 1853 13. The Hireling Shepherd, William Holman Hunt, 1851 14. The Lady of Shalott, John William Waterhouse, 1888 15. Ophelia, John William Waterhouse, 1905 16. La Belle Dame Sans Merci, John William Waterhouse, 1894 17. The Lady of Shalott Looking at Lancelot, John William Waterhouse, 1915 18. The Eve of St. Agnes, John William Waterhouse, 1900 19. Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, John William Waterhouse, 1888 20. The Love Philtre, John William Waterhouse, 1909 21. Ariadne, John William Waterhouse, 1898 22. Psyche Entering Cupid’s Garden, John William Waterhouse, 1905 23. The Mermaid, John William Waterhouse, 1901 24. Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, John William Waterhouse, 1908 25. The Soul of the Rose, John William Waterhouse, 1916 26. A Naiad, John William Waterhouse, 1900 27. Undine, John William Waterhouse, 1900 28. Hylas and the Nymphs, John William Waterhouse, 1896 29. Echo and Narcissus, John William Waterhouse, 1903 30. The Sorceress, John William Waterhouse, 1911

Detailed Description

Pre-Raphaelites The Pre-Raphaelites were a group of English painters, poets, and critics, founded in 1848 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, and James Collinson. The group’s intention was to reform art by rejecting what they considered the mechanistic approach first adopted by the Mannerist artists who succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo. They believed that the recent invention of photography had the potential to provide an objective record of the natural world that could be used to inform and improve upon art. As such, they eschewed the elaborate historical and mythological subjects favoured by the established academic art of the day, and instead chose to portray modern life, and particularly modern love. The Pre-Raphaelites developed a distinctive style featuring rich, intense colours and often eccentric imagery. The best-known work of the group is Millais’s Ophelia (1851–52), which depicts the drowning Ophelia from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. However, they also produced many other significant works, including Rossetti’s The Girlhood of Mary Virgin (1849) and Hunt’s The Light of the World (1853). The Pre-Raphaelites were also influenced by John Ruskin, an English writer who championed truth to nature and denounced the industrial world. Ruskin’s ideas about art and its relationship to society had a profound impact on the young artists, who often quoted him in their writings. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was short-lived, lasting only until 1853, but the influence of its members continued to be felt in the later generations of British artists.