Women Artists and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement

Résumé : From the female artists' point of view, this book examines the beliefs and practices of the Pre-Raphelite Brotherhood of artists and designers and how the Pre-Raphelite sisters played an influential part in the radical and controversial movement. It is illustrated with work from the period 1848 to 1914. Jan Marsh has published biographical studies of Jan and May Morris and the models, mistresses and wives of the Pre-Raphelite painters in "The Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood". Pamela Gerrish Nunn is an art historian who has concentrated on the 19th century and has written "Canvassing" and "Victorian Women Artists".