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The Pre-Raphaelites
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Pre-Raphaelites
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Timothy Hilton
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Series | World of Art |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:216 | Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 149 |
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Category/Genre | Pre-Raphaelite art Painting and paintings |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780500201022
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Classifications | Dewey:759.2 |
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Illustrations |
136 Illustrations, black and white; 21 Illustrations, color
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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Imprint |
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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Publication Date |
19 October 1970 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The works of the Pre-Raphaelites are among the best known and best loved of all English paintings, and yet there has long 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 19th-century society. Virtually every Pre-Raphaelite painting is discussed in detail and illustrated here, including works by the best known - Holman Hunt, Rossetti and Millais - and the movement's many minor talents.
Author Biography
Timothy Hilton has been an art critic for the Guardian and Independent on Sunday and has written art history books on Pre-Raphaelitism and Picasso among others.
Reviews'Definitely to be recommended. It is lively, free of cant, highly intelligent and well written; above all it is stimulating' - The Burlington Magazine 'Amply and conveniently illustrated' - Choice
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