Pre Raphaelite Research

Research for my Pre Raphaelite Project

I began my project to emulate and re-interpret a painting or photograph by the pre raphaelite brotherhood by first searching for examples of their work:

 I then, by clicking on an image of John Everett Millais, found a website called wiki art:

Here I found a list of all of the members of the Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood along with selections of their artwork. I browsed through much of their work, I found several of their literary artworks such as Cinderella by John Everett Millais and Historical paintings such as Lady Godiva by John Collier along with researching the stories behind the images on wikipedia. 

After researching many photographs I decided to emulate the painting: Pandora by Dante Gabriella Rosseti.

To be sure of my choice I withdrew a book from the library, the book was called "pre raphaelite paintings" Here i found several works i liked along with their related history / meaning. My eye was particularly drawn to Opheilia, 

However, I decided it was probably too difficult to replicate due to the location and unique look of the subject. 

 I am currently looking for other creatives (models MUA's) to work with on the reproduction of the painting.

 

Joseph Rigby