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Seven young men founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with a manifesto they barely agreed on, painted pictures that Victorian critics found shocking, and then spent forty years turning into the most commercially successful painters in Britain.

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How should I approach learning the pre-raphaelites?
Seven young men founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with a manifesto they barely agreed on, painted pictures that Victorian critics found shocking, and then spent forty years turning into the most commercially successful painters in Britain.
What's a good book to start the pre-raphaelites with?
A strong starting point is Pre-Raphaelites in love by Gay Daly. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.

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