TRUTH AND BEAUTY

Started in the early 19th century by a group of British painters who rejected the sovereignty of the Royal Academy, the Pre-Raphaeli tes embraced the natural world and bright colorsas opposed to the dark palettes and amorphous lines that emerged in the wake of the Renaissance. Their mission was to be fundamentally modern by emulating the past. Now readers can appreciate their achievements in t his volume that offers side-byside comparisons of 19th-century masterpieces with the 15th- and 16th-century Early Italian and Early Netherland...[Leer más]