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Lilith- Pre-Raphaelite Style by *xrazorblade-beautyx:iconxrazorblade-beautyx:

Categories Digital Art > Photomanipulation > Fantasy

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Kiriban for 5,000! Thanks `Nestalgica

I figured in order for people to understand what I mean by a Pre-Raphaelite impression I should explain what The Pre-Raphaelite Brothers were:

The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (also known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters, poets, and critics, founded in 1848 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, James Collinson, John Everett Millais, Frederic George Stephens, Thomas Woolner and William Holman Hunt.

The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what they considered to be the mechanistic approach first adopted by the Mannerist artists who succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo. They believed that the Classical poses and elegant compositions of Raphael in particular had been a corrupting influence on the academic teaching of art. Hence the name "Pre-Raphaelite". In particular, they objected to the influence of Sir Joshua Reynolds, the founder of the English Royal Academy of Arts. They called him "Sir Sloshua", believing that his broad technique was a sloppy and formulaic form of academic Mannerism. In contrast, they wanted to return to the abundant detail, intense colours, and complex compositions of Quattrocento Italian and Flemish art.

The Pre-Raphaelites have been considered the first avant-garde movement in art, though they have also been denied that status, because they continued to accept both the concepts of history painting and of mimesis, or imitation of nature, as central to the purpose of art. However, the Pre-Raphaelites undoubtedly defined themselves as a reform-movement, created a distinct name for their form of art, and published a periodical, The Germ, to promote their ideas. Their debates were recorded in the Pre-Raphaelite Journal.

What makes this a Pre-Raphaelite Impression is the elements present in the piece. She has red hair, which is down and loose-- a sign of inherent sin. There is a mirror present which represents her vanity. She is base, evil, and linked with the animal world. However, she is still beautiful, drawing men into her sinfulness.

Lilith provided by :iconangelloffyre:
Mirror provided by :iconkillxthexscenexstock:
Vines provided by :iconjlstock: and :iconsheisprettystock:
Brush provided by :icongild-a-stock:
Paint Texture provided by :iconlunanyxstock:
Candle provided by :iconshoofly-stock:

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*gild-a-stock Aug 18, 2008, 11:48:49 AM
Really lovely work :aww: and thanks for using my resources in your artwork :hug:

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*whitestarflower Jun 12, 2009, 3:45:51 PM
Hello! Very nice picture. I like the Pre-raphaelite style of artwork. :)
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August 17, 2008
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EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
KODAK DX4530 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA
1/32 second
F/2.8
8 mm
Jul 23, 2007, 7:38:22 AM

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