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Who were the other founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood?

  • John Singer Sargent & JMW Turner

  • Oscar Wilde & Bram Stoker

  • William Holman Hunt & John Everett Millais

  • John Ruskin & Ford Madox Brown

Answer

In addition to Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the other founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood were William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. All three men were English painters who were influenced by the works of Italian Renaissance artists such as Botticelli and Raphael. The Pre-Raphaelites rejected the prevailing academic style of painting, which was characterized by its emphasis on idealized beauty and technical virtuosity.
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