— Pre-Raphaelitism , n.
/pree raf"ee euh luyt', -ray"fee-/ , n.
1. any of a group of English artists (Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood) formed in 1848, and including Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who aimed to revive the style and spirit of the Italian artists before the time of Raphael.
adj.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Pre-Raphaelites.
[ 1840-50; PRE- + RAPHAEL + -ITE 1 ]