Pre-Raphaelite painting

The Pre-Raphaelite movement is an artistic movement that began in England in 1848, represented by a group of painters who rejected the academic style that prevailed. They felt that the art produced since the 16th century was nothing more than a copy of itself, a worn-out Renaissance style lacking in meaning.

Instead, the Pre-Raphaelites proposed pictorial creation based on four pillars:
1. Base the work on a genuine idea.
2. Observe nature and acquire the necessary knowledge to express the idea.
3. Empathize with past painting styles, preserving only what is authentic and discarding conventions.
4. Seriously pursue technical excellence in painting.

The original painters of the movement were: James Collinson, William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. They were later joined by some followers, among whom one of the most prominent was John William Waterhouse.

Pre-Raphaelite paintings: