The Pre-Raphaelites: everything you wanted to know
Suzanne Fagence Cooper answers questions on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of artists who scandalised Victorian Britain
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Show Notes
How did the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood become so famous? Did Elizabeth Siddal really almost die in a bathtub when she modelled for John Everett Millais' Ophelia? And which Rosetti painting shocked the art establishment the most? Speaking to Elinor Evans, Suzanne Fagence Cooper answers your questions on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood: a group of artists founded in 1848 who pushed the boundaries of artistic realism and courted scandal in Victorian Britain through their lifestyles and art.
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