William Holman Hunt
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William Holman Hunt was an English painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His paintings were notable for their great attention to detail, vivid colour, and elaborate symbol
Self-portrait, 1867, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
WH Hunt Claudio and Isabella heads
Our English Coasts, 1852 ('Strayed Sheep')
Hunt in his eastern dress, photo by Julia Margaret Cameron
The Awakening Conscience
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The Awakening Conscience is an oil-on-canvas painting by the English artist William Holman Hunt, one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which depicts a woman rising from her position i
William Holman Hunt
…and ugliness. He achieved some early note for his intensely naturalistic scenes of modern rural and urban life, such as The Hireling Shepherd and The Awakening Conscience. However, it was for his religious paintings that he became famous, initially The Light of the World (1851–1853), now in the chapel at Keble College…
Hunt Awakening Conscience 1853
The Light of the World