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Though always controversial in art circles, the Pre-Raphaelites have also always been extremely popular with museum goers. This accessible new study provides the most comprehensive view of the movemen... to date. It shows us why, a century & a half later, Pre-Raphaelite art retains its power to fascinate, haunt, & often shock its viewers. Calling themselves the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, & William Holman Hunt produced a statement of ideas that revolutionized art practice in Victorian England. Critical of the Royal Academy's formulaic works, these painters believed that painting had been misdirected since Raphael. They & the artists who joined with them, including William Michael Rossetti, James Collinson, & Frederick George Stephens, created bright works representing nature & literary themes in fresh detail & color. Considered heretical by many & frequently admonished for a lack of grace in composition the group disbanded after only a few years. Yet its artists & ideals remained influential; its works, greatly admired. In this richly illustrated book, Elizabeth Prettejohn raises new & provocative questions about the group's social & artistic identity. Was it the first avant-garde movement in modern art? What role did women play in the Pre-Raphaelite fraternity? How did relationships between the artists & models affect the paintings? The author also analyzes technique, pinning down the distinctive characteristics of these painters & evaluating the degree to which a group style existed. And she considers how Pre-Raphaelite art responded to & commented on its time & place a world characterized by religious & political controversy, new scientific concern for precise observation, the emergence of psychology, & changing attitudes toward sexuality & women. The first major publication on the Pre-Raphaelite movement in more than fifteen years, this exquisite volume incorporates the swell of recent research into a comprehensive, up-to-date survey. It comprises well over two hundred color reproductions, including works that are immediately recognizable as Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces, as well as lesser-known paintings that expand our appreciation of this significant artistic departure. 続きを見る
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