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The paintings of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood are widely known and loved, but this book - newly available in paperback - presents a comprehensive survey of the intimate world of the Pre-Raphaelites'' drawings. Works by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais are set beside those of their followers Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris and Ford Madox Brown, as well as lesser-known figures such as James Collinson and Frederick Sandys. Copiously illustrated with Pre-Raphaelite drawings from public and private collections around the UK, the book features an illuminating text by the renowned art historian Colin Cruise, offering a fresh and intimate perspective on this much-loved group of artists. ''Highly readable ... a fresh and intimate look at a compelling subject'' - Good Book Guide ''A lasting contribution to the study of Pre-Raphaelite drawings'' - The Burlington Magazine ''Packed with illustrations and an illuminating text'' - RA Magazine ''A totally rewarding book in every way: it is a joy to look at and a delight to read'' - Artist
List of contents
1. Drawings and Drawing: A Pre-Raphaelite Introduction; 2. The Flat, the Antique and the Life: Academic Drawing and the Pre-Raphaelites; 3. Direct and Heartfelt: Early Influences on Pre-Raphaelite Drawing; 4. Studying Nature Attentively: Ruskin and Pre-Raphaelitism; 5. Drawing the Circle: Portraits, Self-Portraits and Caricatures; 6. Pre-Raphaelite Compositions: Drawing History, Drawing Modernity; 7. The Poetry of Illustration: Disseminating Pre-Raphaelite Drawing in the 1850s and 1860s; 8. Working Drawings: Design and Pattern from the Pre- Raphaelites to the Arts and Crafts Movement; 9. The Aesthetics of Drawing from the 1860s to the 1890s: The Pre-Raphaelite Influence
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'Opulent ... examines with lavish illustrations the range of subject matter in enthralling detail' - V&A Magazine
