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William Holman Hunt
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William Holman Hunt |
| Birth Year : |
1827 |
| Death Year : |
1910 |
| Country : |
United Kingdom |
William Holman Hunt was born in London. In 1843, while attending lectures at the Royal Academy Schools, he met Sir John
Everett Millais, who together with Hunt and
Dante Gabriel Rossetti formed
the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Hunt's linear style filled with minute details and an unswerving morality made him a natural
and key element of the movement.
In 1849, a trip to France and Belgium exposed him to the Flemish primitives, with whom he had a natural affinity. During
trips to Egypt and Palestine in 1854 and 1892, Hunt painted his two great religious works, "Finding of Christ in the Temple",
and "The Scapegoat". Although the pre-Raphaelites broke up in 1852, Hunt remained loyal to that style until his death in
1910.
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"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
