
The Pre-Raphaelites
Medieval dreams, beauty, and moral intensity
Robert de la Sizeranne(Author)
Parkstone Press USA, Limited
Published on 27. November 2019
Book
Hardback
72 pages
978-1-68325-933-6 (ISBN)
Description
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 19th-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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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 266 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
488 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68325-933-6 (9781683259336)
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Robert de la Sizeranne
Exploring the Essence of Pre-Raphaelites
Medieval Dreams, Beauty, and Moral Intensity
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07/2024
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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.