The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded the in London, 1848 By William Holman Hunt (1827-1910), John Everett Millais (1892-96) and Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-82).

The Pre-Raphaelite brothers were young English artists who wanted to change the art world by abandoning the style of Italian Renaissance artist Raphael and go back to the use of bright colours and the use of nature with a medieval culture.

William Michael Rossetti (1829-1919), James Collinson (1825-81), Frederic George Stephens (1828-1907) and Thomas Woolner (1825-92) later joined the Brotherhood.

Ford Madox Brown (1821-93) (a friend of D G Rossetti) was not a member of the Pre-Raphaelites but worked closely with them.

Other artist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement were:

Edward Burne-Jones (1833-98)

John Waterhouse (1849-1917)

Charles Collins (1828-73)

Arthur Hughes (1832-1915)

John Ruskin (1819-1900)

William Morris (1834-96)

Fredrick   Sandys (1829-1904)

Simeon Solomon (1840-1905)

William Bell Scott (1811-90)

Walter Howard Deverell (1827-54)

Henry Wallis (1830-19-16)