William Holman Hunt
1827-1910 England/Pre-Raphaelite
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Brief Biography-William Holman Hunt was born at Cheapside in 1800. He was a co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The Royal Academy admitted him in 1884; however, Hunt disagreed with its principles and four years later established the Brotherhood with John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. He travelled to Egypt and Palestine for inspiration. It was to his benefit as critics had disregarded his paintings a good deal, and he found success in painting religious works. His most noted work was The Light of the World, the Saint Paul’s Cathedral version being the predominant one. Unlike his associates, Hunt remained faithful to the Brotherhood’s opinions until his last years, writing the book Pre-Raphaelitism and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1905. |
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