"Definitely
to be recommended. It is lively, free of cant, highly intelligent
and well written; above all it is stimulating."
—The Burlington Magazine
The
works of the Pre-Raphaelites are among the best known and best loved
of all English paintings, and yet there has been a tendency to dismiss
them as mere Victoriana, and to deny them their proper status as works
of art. This pioneering critical history places the movement in its
historical setting, relating the individual painters and their art
to the larger concerns of nineteenth-century society. Virtually every
major Pre-Raphaelite painting is discussed and illustrated, as well
as works by the movement's many minor talents.
The
works of the Pre-Raphaelites are among the best known and best loved
of all English paintings, and yet there has been a tendency to dismiss
them as mere Victoriana, and to deny them their proper status as works
of art. This pioneering critical history places the movement in its
historical setting, relating the individual painters and their art
to the larger concerns of nineteenth-century society. Virtually every
major Pre-Raphaelite painting is discussed and illustrated, as well
as works by the movement's many minor talents.