Pre-Raphaelitism and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1905)
Hunt, William Holman, 1827-1910 · London ; New York : Macmillan Co. · leaf 442
eyes, whether of woe or weal, so muchwas entirely primitive, simple, and withal beautiful, thatbefore going further afield to see the regions I had chosenas the goal of my pursuit, I could have no hesitation inbeing satisfied with the choice of my field for study. Inone step I had found escape from… … W. H. //. GEBEL MOKATTEM, CAIRO. the fountains, the tombs of the caliphs, the view fromthe citadel, the avenues of lebek, the gates, old Cairo,all in turn offered a perfect subject for a painter ofcontemporary phases of Eastern life. I had no ambitionto illustrate modern Cairo, I was re-reading…
Pre-Raphaelitism · Painters
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