| Description |
1 online resource (199 pages) : color illustrations |
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Art of century collection |
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Art of century collection.
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| Contents |
The Origins of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; English Art in 1844; The Pre-Raphaelite Battle; The Definition and Results of Pre-Raphaelitism; Intentions; Major Artists; William Holman Hunt (London, 1827 -- London, 1910); Sir John Everett Millais (Southampton, 1829 -- London, 1896); Dante Gabriel Rossetti (London, 1828 -- Birchington, 1882); Ford Madox Brown (Calais, 1821 -- London, 1893); Arthur Hughes (London, 1832 -- Kew, 1915); Sir Edward Burne-Jones (Birmingham, 1833 -- West Stratton, 1898); William Morris (Walthamstow, 1834 -- Kelmscott, 1896); Notes; Index |
| Summary |
In Victorian England, with the country swept up in the Industrial Revolution, the Pre-Raphaelites, close to William Morris' Arts and Crafts movement, yearned for a return to bygone values. Wishing to revive the pure and noble forms of the Italian Renaissance, the major painters of the circle such as John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Holman Hunt, in opposition to the academicism of the time, favoured realism and biblical themes over the affected canons of the nineteenth century. This work, with its captivating text and rich illustrations, describes with enthusiasm this si |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages194-195) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource, PDF version (viewed Sept. 01, 2023) |
| Subject |
Pre-Raphaelitism.
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Painting -- Great Britain -- 19th century
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Artists -- 19th century
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Painters -- 19th century
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Pre-Raphaelite.
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ART -- History -- Modern (late 19th Century to 1945)
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Art, Modern
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Artists
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Painters
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Painting
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Pre-Raphaelitism
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2023394476 |
| ISBN |
9781780428154 |
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1780428154 |
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9781783103270 |
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1783103272 |
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