An overview of the nude figure and its role in the development of Victorian art considers its depiction in painting, sculpture, drawing, and other media, in a study that considers the works of such masters as Millais, Rossetti, Burne-Jones, Whistler, and Sargent.

Product Description: By the mid 1800s, the Pre-Raphaelites were the most talked about movement in contemporary cuture. Now, 150 years later, the popularity of leading (male) exponents such as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones and John Everett Millais is greater than ever, while the crucial role played by women artists has largely been forgotten...read more

Product Description: London's Grosvenor Gallery opened in 1877 as an alternative to the Royal Academy. Although it only existed until 1890, it advanced the careers of many progressive artists. This work comprises essays exploring critical aspects of the gallery, such as the significance of its social ambience...read more

Product Description: It is many years since a major exhibition in England was devoted to the work of the whole of Samuel Palmer's circle, 'The Ancients', a group of young men which included, among others, the painters George and Welby Sherman, all of whom were much influenced by William Blake...read more