1. Between Paintings and Poetry

2. In art, it refers to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of avantgarde painters (associated with the art critic John Ruskin). In literature it describes the poets who had some connections with these artists and whose work shares some of the characteristics of Pre- Raphaelite art. The Pre-Raphaelites turned away from the materialism of industrialised England.

3. Beauty and comparative simplicity of the Medioeval world Fidelity to nature: first-hand ditailed representation of humble objects and natural elements in natural light Preference of bright, jewel-like colours that where often used in a symbolic way Rossetti concentrated on bust-length oil paintings of sensuous beautiful women rendered in vibrant colours (whose image defied every Victorian convention).

4.  Several of its members wrote poetry themselves.  Pre-Rapahelite paintings were inspired by the works of Dante, Shakespeare, Keats and Tennyson

5.  Emphasis on beautiful, sensuous details  Symblic meaning associated with common objects or situations  Feelings of nostalgia for a dream-like medieval world  Use of melodious language

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8. “Monna Vanna”

9. “Proserpine”

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11. “Ophelia”

12. “The bridesmaid”

13. “The martyr of the Solway”

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15. “Il dolce far niente”

16. “Isabella and the pot of basil”

17. “Peasant girl”