Great piece Nicole and I don't know if you know that when Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt, and John Everett Millais began their quiet rebellion against the art establishment and the academic teachings of the Royal Academy they kept the name of the group hidden. Only marking their paintings PRB and creating a mini art-world mystery, with critics and viewers speculating about what the letters meant. Some even thought it might be political or anarchic. Only later did the group reveal that PRB stood for Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The former home of John Everett Millais near London's Euston Road, where the Brotherhood was formed, is now a boutique hotel that I've stayed in on occasion.
Yes!! I'm sure that created a sense of intrigue that helped to bolster them. How lucky to have stayed there - I've never visited the UK, but I'd love to at some point if I can!
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So excited for this series! You put it so well that the internal landscape of images in our minds is so informed by art movements generally, but it's clear that the impact of the Pre-Raphaelite style especially resounds in our culture. I didn't realize that they also looked to Medieval art styles, will be interesting to look at how those elements come into their paintings!
Great piece Nicole and I don't know if you know that when Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt, and John Everett Millais began their quiet rebellion against the art establishment and the academic teachings of the Royal Academy they kept the name of the group hidden. Only marking their paintings PRB and creating a mini art-world mystery, with critics and viewers speculating about what the letters meant. Some even thought it might be political or anarchic. Only later did the group reveal that PRB stood for Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The former home of John Everett Millais near London's Euston Road, where the Brotherhood was formed, is now a boutique hotel that I've stayed in on occasion.
Yes!! I'm sure that created a sense of intrigue that helped to bolster them. How lucky to have stayed there - I've never visited the UK, but I'd love to at some point if I can!
One day Nicole, one day 🤞
This is such a magical tidbit of information! I wonder how much the brotherhood collaborated, if at all.
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So excited for this series! You put it so well that the internal landscape of images in our minds is so informed by art movements generally, but it's clear that the impact of the Pre-Raphaelite style especially resounds in our culture. I didn't realize that they also looked to Medieval art styles, will be interesting to look at how those elements come into their paintings!