First U.S. Exhibition of Pre-Raphaelites Opens at National Gallery in D.C.
- February 21, 2013 22:30
The National Gallery of Art has on view the first major survey of Pre-Raphaelite art to be shown in the United States featuring about 130 paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and decorative art objects.
The young members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, formed in 1848, shook the art world of mid-19th-century Britain by rejecting traditional approaches to painting. Combining scientific precision, an innovative approach to subject matter, and brilliant, clear colors, Pre-Raphaelitism was Britain's first avant-garde art movement.
Organized by Tate Britain in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, the exhibition is on view at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, February 17–May 19, 2013.
