PreRaphaelites Between Paintings and Poetry Nature of the

Pre-Raphaelites Between Paintings and Poetry

Nature of the movement In art, it refers to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of avantgarde painters (associated with the art critic John Ruskin). In literature it describes the poets who had some connections with these artists and whose work shares some of the characteristics of Pre. Raphaelite art. The Pre-Raphaelites turned away from the materialism of industrialised England.

Pre-Raphaelite painters’ features Beauty and comparative simplicity of the Medioeval world Fidelity to nature: first-hand ditailed representation of humble objects and natural elements in natural light Preference of bright, jewel-like colours that where often used in a symbolic way Rossetti concentrated on bust-length oil paintings of sensuous beautiful women rendered in vibrant colours (whose image defied every Victorian convention).

Pre-Raphaelite poetry Several of its members wrote poetry themselves. Pre-Rapahelite paintings were inspired by the works of Dante, Shakespeare, Keats and Tennyson

Pre-Raphaelite poetry’s features Emphasis on beautiful, sensuous details Symblic meaning associated with common objects or situations Feelings of nostalgia for a dream-like medieval world Use of melodious language

Click to get out Who founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood? Dante Gabriel Rossetti John Millais William Holman