Pre-Raphaelite Paintings

I was doing research for 20^th Century Art, and I came across a documentary on the Pre-Raphaelites Narrated by Andrew Lloyd Webber. I have seen some of their work before, but I have never had the opportunity to study their work in detail. The narrative of their painting, and their use of color and brush stroke reminds me of my own work.

The Pre-Raphaelite’s were very interested in human narratives painting topics, such as “history, myth, legend, religion, mortality, and above all, psychological drama.” They were interested in taking art and giving it back to the people, studying painting and engravings made before artists like Raphael began painting idealized portraits for the wealthy noblemen of the church. They used people they knew as models, creating realistic portraits within their narrative, rather than creating idealized figures.

The documentary is very interesting, check out the link below:

Documentary on Pre-Raphaelites