Selected works from the original Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood members.
all works are oil on canvas unless otherwise stated.
(location unknown, in this case means it is not mentioned in my books)
William Holman Hunt The Afterglow in Egypt
location unknown
Date: 1854-1864?
"although the meridian glory of ancient Egypt has passed away, there is still poetic reflection of this in the aspect of life....It was the one illumination which I found to suit the subject in Nature - the strong second glow which comes in from the East when the sun has sunk a few minutes."
-Holman Hunt in a letter to Millais
Sir John Everett Millais Peace Concluded
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Date: 1856
This painting commemorates the end of the Crimean War. Each of the toy animals represent a country that was involved in the war. The last animal, that the girl is holding is the dove, signifying peace. The model for the woman in the painting was Millias's wife Effie. Unfortunately this picture doesn't show the frame of the painting, which is really quite interesting itself.
Sir John Everett Millais Effie Millais
location unknown
Date: 1855 (?)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti The Blue Closet
location unknown
Date: 1857
This watercolor by Rossetti was inspired by medieval illuminated manuscripts. The blue tile in the background are like those later produced by William Morris & Co.
William Holman Hunt Dolce Far Niente
William Holman Hunt The Eve of Saint Agnes
John Everett Millais L'Enfant du Regiment
Yale Center for British Art
Date: 1855
