Category Archives: News

New Pre-Raphaelite Drama Planned:

A new drama about the Pre-Raphaelties for BBC Two (article link).  Hopefully it will make its way across the pond.  Fingers crossed! Via BBC News:  “The BBC says the six-part series will show the men striving to find fame, fortune … Continue reading

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VICTORIAN VISIONS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AT LADY LEVER ART GALLERY

Via 24 Hour Museum: Exhibited from December 1 – March 16 2008, Victorian Visions features around 40 photographs  selected from the V&A collection for display.   The work of Julia Margaret Cameron will be included. The alluring and romantic world of … Continue reading

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From the Oxford Mail: Memorial to a Pre-Raphaelite Stunner

The beauty of an Oxford “stunner” will be celebrated for all time – following the unveiling of a plaque in her honour. The blue plaque marks the site of the former slum where Jane Burden was born in 1839. Jane, … Continue reading

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In the eye of the beholder

Millais’ lurid colours and trite rhetoric have been despised by critics for years. But underneath all that, says Jonathan Jones, lies a startling emotional truth “The Blind Girl is a mawkish, manipulative masterpiece. Seeing it, and others, in Tate Britain’s … Continue reading

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Ten Things You Never Knew About Ophelia

I love this new article in the Telegraph, no doubt coinciding with the upcoming Millais exhibit.  Read ten behind-the-scenes facts about one of Millais’  most famous works.

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Upcoming Millais Exhibit:

The Millais exhibition at Tate Britain begins September 26. Millais will also travel to the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam from 15 February to 18 May 2008, and two venues in Japan: Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art from 7 June to … Continue reading

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