Question

Explain how William Holman Hunt's Claudio and Isabella fits the period style characteristics of the Pre-Raphaelite painting. Discuss both cultural context and visual characteristics in your response.

Answer 1

The style that Hunt and Millais involved featured sharp and brilliant lighting, a clear atmosphere, and a near photographic reproduction of minute details. They also frequently introduced a private poetic symbolism into the representations of biblical subjects and mid evil literary themes.