he Pre-Raphaelites were a group of British artists who painted in the mid-1800's. They formed a society called the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood because they did not like the direction British painting was going. They were influenced by the works of painters before the time of Raphael and by the new emerging technology of photography.

heir works cover romantic and literary themes. They are popular today for many reasons. I suppose because of their depiction of famous literature and its themes, and because of their depiction of women. I had the opportunity to see some of their works at a traveling show in Seattle, and the colors used are amazing. They seem to jump off the canvas at you.

Founding members

• Dante Gabriel Rosetti
• William Holman Hunt
• John Everett Millais

Another look at the artists..

could not hope to begin to give an extensive rendition of the Pre-Raphaelites, so I direct viewers to the links below.

Pre-Raphaelite Links:

The Pre-Raphaelite gallery.

Good books about the Pre-Raphaelites

Waterhouse Images. This is a mirror site of John William Waterhouse pictures.

The Pre-Raphaelite Passion includes listings of paintings by artist or subject.

The Rosetti Archive covers the life and career of Pre-Raphaelite painter and founding member Dante Gabriel Rosetti.

Yet another Waterhouse site with an extensive biography.

Opehila's Mirror contains many fine Pre-Raphaelite images.

The Webmagick Pre-Raphaelite Gallery contains hundreds of images and an extensive electronic post card section.

Yahoo's Pre-Raphaelite links.

The Delaware Art Museum contains an extensive collection of Pre-Raphaelite art.

Many Pre-Raphaelite images.

Yet another Waterhouse page! Also contains paintings and a short biography.

More Pre-Raphaelite Links! This one is for the NEW Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood!

Webmagic's Waterhouse site, with cards and a screensaver.

The Pre-Raphaelite Webring will go here...soon..

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