Arthur Hughes: 105+ Pre-Raphaelite Paintings (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

(Revised 9/2015 - 105+ Larger (HD) Pre-Raphaelite paintings with annotations and interesting facts page. Formatted for all Kindle devices, Kindle for iOS and Android Tablets.) ARTHUR HUGHES Art Book contains 105+ Reproductions of religious, mythical, portrait and genre scenes with annotations and interesting facts page below. Book includes Chronological Table of Contents, Top 50 Museums of the World, and is formatted for all Kindle devices, Kindle for iOS and Android Tablets (use rotate and/or zoom feature on landscape/horizontal images for optimal viewing). BORN: January 27, 1832 in London, England. DIED: December 22, 1915 London, England. MOVEMENT: Pre-Raphaelite INTERESTING FACTS: § In 1846, Hughes studied under Alfred Stevens at the Somerset House School of Design. § In 1847, he enrolled in the Antique Schools at the Royal Academy. § In 1849, Hughes won a silver medal at the Royal Academy. § In 1850, he discovered the Pre-Raphaelites through their magazine, 'The Germ'. That same year he met Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown. § In 1852, he sent Ophelia to the Royal Academy, and the following year began Orlando, which during the next six years evolved into The Long Engagement. § In 1856, Hughes exhibited two of his best paintings at the Royal Academy, The Eve of St. Agnes and April Love. § In 1857, he joined with Rossetti, Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and others in painting murals on the walls of the Oxford Union Debating Hall. § In 1877, from January to August, Hughes taught at the Working Men's College. § As well as being the best of the younger Pre-Raphaelite artists, Hughes was one of the leading book illustrators of his time. § Hughes died a recluse December 23, 1915 at Kew Green, London, leaving behind nearly 600 paintings and 850 book illustrations.