The Pre-Raphaelites: Romantic medievalism and poetic beauty - Hardcover

De La Sizeranne, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1646995341 ISBN 13: 9781646995349

Publisher: Parkstone Press USA, Limited, 2019

Synopsis

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 singular movement which notably inspired Art Nouveau and Symbolism.

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About the Author

The essayist Robert de la Sizeranne, the notable author of Mornings in Florence, Simple Studies of Christian Art, retraces the epic movement that was Pre-Raphaelism, aided by a rich selection of documentation. This text explores everything from its origins to its characteristics, and offers a remarkable presentation of the masters of the Brotherhood. Amongst the author s successes are included the works John Ruskin, Religion and Beauty and Art during the War, 1914-1918.

Edition details

• Publisher: Parkstone Press USA, Limited
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1646995341
• ISBN 13: 9781646995349
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200