Throughout his career, Hunt stayed close to the aesthetic of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in his attention to detail and insistence on narrative content.
William Holman Hunt
The moral concerns of Victorians were triggered by this interior, where new furnishings raised eyebrows.
William Holman Hunt, The Awakening Conscience
The artist changed the this painting’s title when it was exhibited in France, suggesting multiple layers of meaning.
William Holman Hunt, Our English Coasts (Strayed Sheep)
A moral quandary: to save his life, Claudio asks his sister Isabella for the one thing she cannot give.
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