The Pre Raphaelites

The Pre Raphaelites
The group's most eminent members were John Everett
Millais William Holman hunt and Dante Gabriel Rossetti 
Pre Raphaelites (rebellious) brother hood 1848 same as 3rd French revolution 
They went against the predictability of academic art 
Turned to the die these and simplicity of Italian painters who came before Raphael -pre Raphael 
escapist themes from Arthurian legend-Victorians love these romances of the medieval past 
Contemporary social issues
Emigration 
Prostitution 
Religious reform 
The drew inspiration from literary sources that gave them moral themes or stories, such as in this Ophelia by Millais 

The Scapegoat (1854-6) by William Holman Hunt oil on canvas (86 x140cm)  

This work by Holman reflects the realism he applied to religion painting
It was painting in the holy land by the shores of the dead sea and used real goats as models 
Rossetti early works have medieval themes such as this first anniversary of the death of Beatrice 
Later he turned to representations of female beauty-Proserpine 
Rossetti was the key figure in the movement
The idea of the movement was his and he kept the group alive by promoting a second generation of artists 
Edward Burne Jones 
Symbolist movement 
William Morris art and crafts movement