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Holman-Hunt:
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London born William Holman Hunt briefly attended the Royal Academy art schools but quickly he and the schools found they were not meant for one another. He was the only member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood to remain true to their aims throughout his long career. |
Religious and moral themes were popular with the group along with direct study from nature. Hunt took this quite literally; making three trips to the Middle East so his religious themed pieces would be set in accurate surroundings.
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Hunt authored the manifesto on the group with his 1905 semi-autobiographical Pre-Raphaelitism and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood . |
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The Pre-Raphaelites rejection of Raphael caused a stir. Charles Dickens was among their fiercest critics describing a Millais painting as "mean, odious, revolting and repulsive", in his magazine Household Words.
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Three versions of one of Hunt's most famous works, The Light of the World will be on display in the Manchester portion of the exhibit. One of the three is from the gallery's own collection the other two versions have been loaned from St Paul’s Cathedral, London and from Keble College, Oxford. |
Dr Katharine Lochnan, the AGO’s Deputy Director of Research and The R Fraser Elliot Curator of Prints and Drawings organized Holman Hunt and the Pre-Raphaelite Vision. The exhibition opens first in England at the Manchester Art Gallery in 2009 it will travel to Toronto and open at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Holman Hunt and the Pre-Raphaelite Vision
Manchester Art Gallery:
October 11 2008 - January 11, 2009
Art Gallery of Ontario:
February 14 - May 10, 2009
Minneapolis Institute of Art:
June 13 - September 6, 2009
