Pre-Raphaelite art in the Victoria and Albert Museum / Suzanne Fagence Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, Suzanne Fagence.

Contributor:

Victoria and Albert Museum.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Victoria and Albert Museum.

Pre-Raphaelites.

Arts, English.

Pre-Raphaelitism.

Physical Description:

176 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

London : V&A Publications ; New York : Harry N. Abrams [distributor], 2003.

Summary:

The Pre-Raphaelites were revolutionary designers and thinkers as well as painters and poets. Their history is intertwined with the development of the V&A Museum: its Green Dining Room was designed and decorated by Morris, Burne-Jones and Philip Webb, and its collections are full of their works, from painted furniture to textiles and tiles. Suzanne Fagence Cooper explores these collections to present a fresh view of the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. She shows how the decorative arts were just as important as oil paintings in developing the distinctive Pre-Raphaelite style. Rossetti's designs for stained glass, Millais's book illustrations, and Burne-Jones's painted pianos all show the artists moving easily from one medium to the next. Furthermore, these designs could reach a far wider audience than oil paintings and watercolours, which were often accessible only to a handful of private patrons. This book also uncovers links between the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the avant-garde Aesthetic movement of the 1870s, by focusing on shared themes ranging from the 'fallen woman' to the romance of the Arthurian legends. In doing so, it unravels an alternative history of the Pre-Raphaelites -- one that encourages us to open our eyes to the unexpected enthusiasms of the men and women who challenged the Victorian establishment.

Contents:

1 The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood 10

2 The Next Generation 28

3 Towards Aestheticism 44

4 The Natural World 56

5 The Painter of Modern Life 64

6 Legends and Literature 73

7 Women 112

8 Religion, Death and the Spirit 136

9 Music 159.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0810966115

OCLC:

53067305