Pre -Raphaelites. Beit P.

Today, the pre -Raphaelites, the artistic direction arising in the UK in the middle of the 19th century, is one of the most popular, recognized and beloved masters of painting and design. Refined aristocracy, sophistication of plots, fantastic beauty of models, filigree skill of details attract connoisseurs of painting around the world to this art. The interest and knowledge that the pre -Raphaelites have enormous influence on the entire artistic culture of the 20th century: from the art of Art Nouveau, the creators of which they are recognized, to John Tolkien and the hippie movement.

must pay tribute to the best British art critics: among the among They found perspicacious minds that appreciated the new art. The first of them was John Raskin, after the passionate publications of which the Pre -Raphaelites received a “residence permit” in art. No less significant was the contribution of Percy Beit, an outstanding British art critic, the keeper of the collection of the Royal Institute of Extraordinary Arts in Glasgow.

Thanks to the efforts of John Raskin, Percy Beight, Oscar Wilde, Stefan Mallarm, Verlaine Fields and many other famous artists of artistic culture, the influence of the creativity of “Victorian avant -garde”, as the Pre -Raphaelites, spread in English, French and American literature , architecture, interior design, landscape design.

The largest museums in the world are proud of the masterpieces of the Pre -Raphaelites: wherever exhibitions are held, they become an event of cultural life; The cost of paintings by pre -Raphaelites at auctions over the past decades has grown to astronomical quantities.

This gift edition presents more than 300 rare color reproductions of the paintings of the founders of the genre: Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt, John Everett Mille, Ford Madox Brown, Ford Brown. -And their famous followers: Arthur Hughes, William Morris, Edward Burn-Jones and others.

A rich illustrative series, a carefully verified professional approach, a lively and figurative language of the author, who personally knew many artists, the gift design is done The publication with a wonderful gift to experts and art lovers