PRE-RAPHAELITE


Meaning of PRE-RAPHAELITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)prē-ˈra-fē-ə-ˌlīt, -ˈrā-, -ˈrä- ]

noun

Date: 1850

1.

a. : a member of a brotherhood of artists formed in England in 1848 to restore the artistic principles and practices regarded as characteristic of Italian art before Raphael

b. : an artist or writer influenced by this brotherhood

2. : a modern artist dedicated to restoring early Renaissance ideals or methods

• Pre-Raphaelite adjective

• Pre-Ra·pha·el·it·ism -ˌlī-ˌti-zəm noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.