Art of the Pre-Raphaelites - Softcover

Prettejohn, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1854377264 ISBN 13: 9781854377265

Publisher: Tate Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

In 1848, seven inexperienced young artists banded together to form the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, one of the first and most distinctive group movements in modern art. A century and a half later, their art still has the power to shock, as well as fascinate its audiences. Through the detailed analysis of the materials, techniques, and working pratices of the artists, this lavishly illustrated book examines how Pre-Raphaelite pictures compel the viewer to see more, and more vividly, than traditional painting styles. This intensity of observation reinforces the distinctive subject matter of the pictures: the natural world and the human model, gender identities and sexual relationships, debates on politics, science and religion. Elizabeth Prettejohn is widely acknowledged to be a leading authority on the Pre-Raphaelites, and "The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites" is seen as a classic introduction to the movement. Outstandingly successful as a hardback, it is now published in a new, affordable format by public demand.

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Review

Highly recommended. --Library Journal

Comprehensively illustrated, clearly written and introduces the reader to many invigorating new ideas. --Times Literary Supplement

This book goes a long way in offering some fresh visions of a favourite subject. --Susan P. Casteras, Pre-Raphaelite Studies

About the Author

Elizabeth Prettejohn is Professor of History of Art at the University of Bristol. She is the author of Rossetti and his Circle (1997), editor of After the Pre-Raphaelites: Art and Aestheticism in Victorian England (1999), and author of Beauty and Art 1750-2000 (2005).

Edition details

• Publisher: Tate Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1854377264
• ISBN 13: 9781854377265
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304