Who founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood?
Q: Who founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood?
A: The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Q: How many members were in the original group?
A: The original group had seven members, including the three founders plus William Michael Rossetti, James Collinson, Frederic George Stephens and Thomas Woolner.
Q: What did the Pre-Raphaelites reject?
A: The Pre-Raphaelites rejected what they considered to be a 'mechanistic approach' which was first adopted by Mannerist artists who succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo.
Q: Who did they criticize?
A: They criticized Sir Joshua Reynolds, the founder of the English Royal Academy of Arts, whom they called "Sir Sloshua".
Q: What kind of art did they want to promote instead?
A: Instead of Sir Joshua Reynolds' work, they wanted to promote art with abundant detail, intense colours, and complex compositions like those found in Quattrocento Italian and Flemish art.
Q: What publication did they use to promote their ideas?
A: The Pre-Raphaelites used a periodical called The Germ to promote their ideas. Their debates were also recorded in the Pre-Raphaelite Journal.
Q: Who was their favorite model?
A: Their favorite model was Elizabeth Siddal who eventually became an excellent artist herself.
