{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-preraphaelites-9780691070575","title":"The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites","description":"\u003cp\u003eThough always controversial in art circles  the Pre-Raphaelites have also always been extremely popular with museum goers. This accessible new study provides the most comprehensive view of the movement to date. It shows us why  a century and a half later  Pre-Raphaelite art retains its power to fascinate  haunt  and often shock its viewers.  Calling themselves the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood  Dante Gabriel Rossetti  John Everett Millais  and William Holman Hunt produced a statement of ideas that revolutionized art practice in Victorian England. Critical of the Royal Academys formulaic works  these painters believed that painting had been misdirected since Raphael. They and the artists who joined with them  including William Michael Rossetti  James Collinson  and Frederick George Stephens  created bright works representing nature and literary themes in fresh detail and color. Considered heretical by many and frequently admonished for a lack of grace in composition the group disbanded after only a few years. Yet its artists and ideals remained influential; its works  greatly admired.  In this richly illustrated book  Elizabeth Prettejohn raises new and provocative questions about the groups social and artistic identity. Was it the first avant-garde movement in modern art? What role did women play in the Pre-Raphaelite fraternity? How did relationships between the artists and models affect the paintings? The author also analyzes technique  pinning down the distinctive characteristics of these painters and evaluating the degree to which a group style existed. And she considers how Pre-Raphaelite art responded to and commented on its time and place a world characterized by religious and political controversy  new scientific concern for precise observation  the emergence of psychology  and changing attitudes toward sexuality and women.  The first major publication on the Pre-Raphaelite movement in more than fifteen years  this exquisite volume incorporates the swell of recent research into a comprehensive  up-to-date survey. It comprises well over two hundred color reproductions  including works that are immediately recognizable as Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces  as well as lesser-known paintings that expand our appreciation of this significant artistic departure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45529554354229,"sku":"ByrdShop_0691070571","price":350.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780691070575.jpg?v=1780937677","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-preraphaelites-9780691070575","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}