Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

English thumb|alt=Blue plaque erected in 1998 by English Heritage at 7 Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London|Blue plaque erected in 1998 by English Heritage at 7 Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London Etymology From en pre Raphael ite and en brotherhood. Later known simply as Pre-Raphaelites. Proper noun - 1 Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood en art A group of English painters, poets, and critics formed in 1848, led by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, and William Holman Hunt, who rejected the academic art of the Royal Academy to create more sincere, detailed, and morally serious art; they looked for inspiration to Italian art before Raphael, valuing its naturalism, vibrant colors, and symbolism. en PRB en Pre-Raphaelite Pre-Raphaelism en Painting Poetry Art Groups of people History of Europe History of the United Kingdom