#ArtSaturday The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (founders) 1848
William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti pic.twitter.com/wN7mqMhC6L— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Founders wanted to reform art away from “mechanistic” approach taught in academies
Hunt Illustration pic.twitter.com/CmNhwhzMXG— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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PRB believed Raphael’s classical poses & elegant compositions (below) had corrupted teaching of art pic.twitter.com/4T7Tm2Yul6— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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PRB especially objected to Sir Joshua Reynolds, founder of English Royal Academy of Art, & his work pic.twitter.com/UvrnFK6Uu5— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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objected to anything they considered “commonplace or conventional”
William Holman Hunt self-portrait pic.twitter.com/cp2S33hCSD— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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objected to anything they considered “commonplace or conventional”
William Holman Hunt self-portrait pic.twitter.com/cp2S33hCSD— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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wanted complex compositions in paintings
Millais: Seizing the Inca of Peru pic.twitter.com/7HLGgGMkvG— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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wanted unconventional poses for any subject
Rossetti: Annunciation pic.twitter.com/dwqIIM9qXV— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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principles intentionally non-dogmatic
Millais: Black Brunswicker pic.twitter.com/l21CPVakPr— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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emphasized artists’ personal responsibility for their own art
Hunt: Claudio & Isabella (detail) pic.twitter.com/isOX3CNbut— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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fascinated by the medieval culture
Rossetti: Sirs Galahad, Bors, & Percival pic.twitter.com/RWoAI0l3oz— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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believed medieval culture had “spiritual & creative integrity” that was lost
Hunt: Lady of Shallott pic.twitter.com/snte2C8RBW— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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emphasis on medieval culture clashed with both realism and impressionism
Millais: Isabella pic.twitter.com/THg3CVBivu— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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emphasis on brilliant colors opposed to earlier “dark” paintings
Rossetti: A Vision of Fiammetta pic.twitter.com/rw2Ug3OtqQ— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Wm Holman Hunt: Christ and the Two Marys, Our English Coasts (also, Strayed Sheep), The Basil Pot pic.twitter.com/NpQVuaBMfP— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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John Everett Millais: Farmer’s Daughter, Blind Girl, A Peace Concluded, Victory O Lord pic.twitter.com/ZckT58NPIe— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti: Beata Beatrix, Bocca Bociata, The Blue Silk Dress, The Roman Widow pic.twitter.com/cLwtWzvzvJ— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Hunt & Millais developed new techniques for painting brilliant, jewel-like colors
H, M, R (l-r) pic.twitter.com/TnHItP9P0i— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Hunt: Awakening Conscience pic.twitter.com/Oxd5Ds3YdZ— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Millais: Christ in the House of his Parents
caused outrage: “Holy Family ugly”
Dickens hated this pic.twitter.com/wVEfQj2EXW— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Rossetti: Prosperpine pic.twitter.com/O3OwSj6Vpu— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Hunt: The Hireling Shepherd pic.twitter.com/p0ZYgawOu5— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Millais: Ophelia pic.twitter.com/xLNDuTPuFj— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Rossetti: The Daydream pic.twitter.com/wMbx4dowuI— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Hunt: Amaryllis pic.twitter.com/o5k8rjnANk— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Millais: Esther pic.twitter.com/bn10MZg6My— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Rossetti: Childhood of the Virgin Mary
(caused furor: models R’s mother (St. Anne) & sister (Virgin) pic.twitter.com/udMvWlUoxW— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Hunt: May Morning on Magdalen Tower pic.twitter.com/sOJYyho1hE— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Millais: Huguenot Lover’s on St Bartholemew’s Day pic.twitter.com/h3PNzrRYD6— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Rossetti: The Blessed Damozel pic.twitter.com/cwxsMc3tVi— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Hunt: Portrait of Fanny Hunt pic.twitter.com/TCJvqpUrpZ— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Millais: Northwest Passage pic.twitter.com/YU84CPf8yi— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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Rossetti: Pia de Tolomei pic.twitter.com/tHF6KxuLfK— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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3 founders eventually changed their own style of painting w/o abandoning PRB name
H, M, R pic.twitter.com/P3kzHrF8bE— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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became involved w models, critics’ wives, etc, causing personal scandals & used as models
H, M, R pic.twitter.com/mhsXKbOJbJ— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017
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William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Rphoto by Lewis Carroll) pic.twitter.com/gQP2PojlMF— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 4, 2017