The pre-Raphaelite dream : paintings and drawings from the Tate collection
Title:
The pre-Raphaelite dream : paintings and drawings from the Tate collection
Author:
Upstone, Robert
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
Frist Center for the Visual Arts (Nashville, Tenn.)
ISBN:
9781854374912
Publication Information:
London : Tate, 2003
Physical Description:
192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, July 12-Sept. 28, 2003, the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, N.Z., Oct. 25, 2003-Feb. 15, 2004, and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, Tenn., May 14-Aug. 15, 2004.
Abstract:
Pre-Raphaelitism was one of the great revolutionary movements of 19th century British art, rejecting both the academic dryness of classicism and the vapid sentimentality of so-called genre painting. This text showcases the range, virtuosity and vision of the artists aligned with the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood.
Subject:
| Tate Gallery -- Exhibitions |
| Pre-Raphaelitism -- England -- Exhibitions |
| Art, English -- 19th century -- Exhibitions |
| Art -- England -- London -- Exhibitions |
Summary:
Pre-Raphaelitism was one of the great revolutionary movements of 19th century British art, rejecting both the academic dryness of classicism and the vapid sentimentality of so-called genre painting. This text showcases the range, virtuosity and vision of the artists aligned with the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood.