"Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood [canonical]
Etymology: From pre- + Raphael + -ite and brotherhood. Later known simply as Pre-Raphaelites. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|pre|Raphael|ite}} pre- + Raphael + -ite Head templates: {{en-proper noun|-|def=1|head=Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood}} the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (uncountable)
  1. (art) A group of English painters, poets, and critics formed in 1848, led by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, and William Holman Hunt, who rejected the academic art of the Royal Academy to create more sincere, detailed, and morally serious art; they looked for inspiration to Italian art before Raphael, valuing its naturalism, vibrant colors, and symbolism. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: PRB Coordinate_terms: Pre-Raphaelite, Pre-Raphaelism

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