by TimothyHilton (Author)
The works of the Pre-Raphaelites are among the best known and best loved of all English paintings, and yet there has long been a tendency to dismiss them as mere Victoriana, and to deny them their proper status as works of art. This pioneering critical history places the movement in its historical setting, relating the individual painters and their art to the larger concerns of 19th-century society. Virtually every Pre-Raphaelite painting is discussed in detail and illustrated here, including works by the best known - Holman Hunt, Rossetti and Millais - and the movement's many minor talents.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 216
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 19 Oct 1970
ISBN 10: 0500201021
ISBN 13: 9780500201022
Book Overview: A pioneering critical history on this much-loved movement