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The Eve of Saint Agnes
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William Holman Hunt illustrated John Keats's poem "The Eve of St. Agnes" with the jewel-like colors and fine detail characteristic of Pre-Raphaelite painting. The scene shows Madeline preparing for bed on the eve when maidens might dream of their future husbands.
Hunt was a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, dedicated to the detailed naturalism of early Renaissance art. Literary subjects were central to the movement. This painting hangs at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.
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About The Eve of Saint Agnes
The painting illustrates John Keats's "The Eve of St. Agnes" (1820). The poem tells of young lovers on the night when maidens might dream of future husbands.
The Eve of Saint Agnes hangs at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, which holds major Pre-Raphaelite works.
The Pre-Raphaelites were Victorian artists who rejected industrial-age art for medieval naturalism. Hunt was a founding member alongside Millais and Rossetti.
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