William Holman Hunt

William Holman Hunt
William Holman Hunt
	Self-portrait, 1867, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Born	2 April 1827; London, England
Died	7 September 1910 (aged 83); London, England
Occupation	Painter
Movement	Orientalist; Pre-Raphaelites
Spouses	Fanny Waugh; Edith Waugh;
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William Holman Hunt OM (2 April 1827 – 7 September 1910) was an English painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His paintings were notable for their great attention to detail, vivid colour, and elaborate symbolism. These features were influenced by the writings of John Ruskin and Thomas Carlyle, according to whom the world itself should be read as a system of visual signs. For Hunt it was the duty of the artist to reveal the correspondence between sign and fact. Of all the members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Hunt remained most true to their ideals throughout his career. He was always keen to maximise the popular appeal and public visibility of his works.^[1]

^ Judith Bronkhurst, 'Hunt, William Holman (1827–1910)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004

[1] Judith Bronkhurst, 'Hunt, William Holman (1827–1910)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004

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William Holman Hunt
Self-portrait, 1867, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Born	(1827-04-02)2 April 1827 London, England
Died	7 September 1910(1910-09-07) (aged 83) London, England
Occupation	Painter
Movement	Orientalist; Pre-Raphaelites
Spouses	Fanny Waugh Edith Waugh
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