Pre-Raphaelites

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Pre-Raphaelites. Secret Society

The Victorian rebels

Founded in 1848 as a secret society, the Pre-Raphaelites rejected classical ideals and the dominant artistic genre painting of their era for what they saw as a more spiritual, sincere, and naturalistic approach. Founded by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, they evolved into a seven-member ?brotherhood? that included poets and critics as well as painters.

Moving away from the classical compositions exemplified by Raphael (hence the group?s name), the Pre-Raphaelites rather turned to medieval culture and the jewel-like colors of Quattrocento art for inspiration. Their principal themes were initially relig