The Pre-Raphaelites & Their World

Barnes, Rachel

ISBN 10: 1854372203 / ISBN 13: 9781854372208

Published by Tate Gallery Publishing, London, 1998

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Stiff color illus. wraps. 1st ptg. 120 pp., illus. As issued. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Pre-Raphaelites & Their World
• Publisher: Tate Gallery Publishing, London
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1854372203
• ISBN 13: 9781854372208
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture

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Synopsis

The pre-Raphaelite brotherhood was founded in 1848 when a group of young artists joined together in an attempt to revitalise contemporary art. Their work provoked censure from critics and shocked reactions from the public, yet from the pre-Raphaelite circle emerged some of the greatest artists of the 19th century - Rossetti, Millais, Holman Hunt and the decorative artist William Morris. This volume discusses the lives and works of these friends and arch-rivals, illustrated with large reproductions of their paintings. It begins with a brief social history of the society from which the artists emerged, including a discussion of the position of women and the role of religion and literature in pre-Raphaelite art.