As is the case for much of the 19th century’s best art and architecture, the works of the Pre-Raphaelites can seem to be motivated by a desire for rigid adherence to a particular tradition. That Pre-Raphaelite respect for tradition in no way impaired originality is amply proven in this new book, published to accompany the first major exhibition to place Pre-Raphaelite works alongside those old masters which most inspired their creators. Such comparisons show that to understand Pre-Raphaelitism as an attempted return to the styles of late medieval and early Renaissance Italy is more a distortion than a simplification.
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Another look at a misunderstood movement
as is the case for much of the 19th century’s best art and architecture, the works of the pre-raphaelites can seem to be motivated by a desi...
James Baresel
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