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English Pre Raphaelite Painters
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Founding and Initial Tenets
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB) was formally constituted following a clandestine meeting held in the Rossetti family home in Fitzrovia, allegedly following a disastrous lecture on fresco technique given by Sir Charles Eastlake. The initial goals, inscribed onto a prototype design for a membership badge that was never manufactured, emphasized four main objectives:
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Oil Painting
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Oil painting is a fine art technique utilizing pigments suspended in a drying oil, typically linseed oil or walnut oil. This method allows for a slower drying time compared to tempera or fresco, granting the artist extended opportunities for manipulation, blending, and layering of the paint film. Historically, oil painting emerged as the dominant medium for easel painting in Europe, supplanting [egg…
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Palaiologan Dynasty
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Cultural Zenith and Artistic Production
Despite political entropy, the Palaiologan Renaissance saw a remarkable surge in manuscript illumination, fresco painting, and theological literature. Art historians often note the distinctive style characterized by elongated figures, expressive, sorrowful eyes, and an almost obsessive use of ultramarine blue—a [pigment](/entr…