Artists included such details to enhance paintings’ “sensory aura,” portray hedonism (the pursuit of pleasure) or evoke particular moods and emotions. “While pre-Raphaelite painting (in ...

Fans of a style of Victorian Pre-Raphaelite diaphanous paintings, filled with soft glowing faces and billowing dresses, are ...

His wife as a pre-Raphaelite vision ... “I see it in an art-historical context of paintings referencing Madonna and Child all the way back to 15th century Flemish paintings,” says the 34 ...

By the 1860s, a second phase of the movement contributed to bringing back symbolism in paintings. How to spot it:Pre-Raphaelite paintings are often realistic with hyper-detailed backgrounds.

The portrait of Thomas Carlyle, by pre-Raphaelite painter Sir John Everett Millais, was on display at the National Portrait Gallery in July 1914 when it was attacked by suffragette Anne Hunt (also ...

It contains works dating from 1670 to the present day: 17th century portraits, Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces and a fascinating range of paintings documenting London's dramatic history. You can also ...