The Prerrafaelits brotherhood was founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. there ware a group of painters from Britain that where unappreciated by the critics.
William Holman Hunt
born London, 2 Apr. 1827: died London, 7 Sept. 1910
Was the only member of the Prerrafaelits that believed that his entire career remained faithful to the brotherhood aims which he summaries as finding serious and genuine ideas to express direct study from nature in disregards of all arbitrary rules and envisaging events as they myst have happened rather than in accordance with artistic conventions
John Everett Millais
Born Southampton, 8 June 1829: died London, 13 August 1896
He was also a book illustrator, a talented child who was working hard as well as he was naturally gifted. He became the youngest ever student at the royal academy schools when he was 11. he had suffered some temporary setbacks in his twenties but his career was essentially one of the victorian success stories.He had his share of abuse heaped agains the members of the Prerrafaelits until Ruskin stepped in as their champion
Donate Gabriel Rossetti
born London, 12 May 1828; died Birchington, nr. Margate, Kent, 9 Apr. 1882
was also a poet he came from amazing and talented family. His dad was an exiled Italian patriot, his sister Christina Rossetti was a poet and his brother William Michael Rossetti.Growing up in modest circumstances but strongly literary environment he at first found it hard to decide if he should devote himself to poetry or painting.
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