Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Art Movement & Paintings

Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a mid-19th-century British movement founded in 1848. The artists rejected academic conventions and sought inspiration in medieval art, literature, and nature, aiming for sincerity, detailed observation, and vivid color.

The painters emphasized truth to nature, symbolic storytelling, and romantic subjects drawn from poetry, legend, and history. Their works are known for bright tones, precise detail, and carefully painted natural elements such as flowers and landscapes.
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