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Our English Coasts, 1852

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Original – Citation: In Modern Painters (1847) the writer and critic John Ruskin (1819-1900) exhorted young English artists to: 'go to Nature ... having no other thoughts but how best to penetrate her meaning, ... 'Following Ruskin's dictum that art in its truthfulness can teach a moral lesson, William Holman Hunt created his greatest and most Pre-Raphaelite landscape. (Yes, it is the same Ruskin who lost his wife to Millais and Ruskin savagely attacked Millais later works. However, Ruskin continued to support Hunt and Rossetti. ^Gossip)

Reason

William Holman Hunt was a British painter, who co-founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848), along with Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett Millais, who advocated a return to spirituality and sincerity of the arts, despising academic painting, which they considered a mere repetition of clichés. Under the long period called Victorian era (1837-1901) the conservative academic aspect was represented by the Royal Academy. Among the more radical options was the movement Arts and Crafts, led by William Morris. William Holman Hunt was somewhere in the middle. Although he studied at the Royal Academy of Arts, he rejected the style imposed by its founder Sir Joshua Reynolds.

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William Holman Hunt

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William Holman Hunt

• Support as nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 20:34, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
• Support: Thanks again, Hafspajen, for the description. I suppose it is becoming obvious that I adore vivid brilliant colours. Nothing drab here. This landscape just glows! Fylbecatulous talk 22:08, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
• Oppose - This is an absolutely massive work, 432 cm by 584 cm. The resolution of the scan isn't nearly up to the threshold established by most of our other painting FPs. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:22, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

• Sigh, somebody made a mistake, Crisco 1492 source say 432 x 584 mm this is the source. - ^{here, click on left upper corner details} - ^{and it say mm not cm ->. Hafspajen (talk) 00:32, 15 October 2014 (UTC)}

• Another reason to make sure the file description page is accurate. Support. This resolution for a 43 * 58 cm painting is acceptable. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:46, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

• ^{Eh, well, sorry, it never occured to me - I know this painting and knew it wasn't big. Just checked 2,253 × 1,654 pixels, well, I thought - that should be enough... (Is this a new trend Support at the end? )Hafspajen (talk) 11:20, 15 October 2014 (UTC)}

• As one would expect for a pre-Raphælite, a gorgeous use of colour and form. Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 02:41, 15 October 2014 (UTC)
• Support- although this is a lot brighter than the Tate's image of the same painting here. The location's on cliffs near Hastings (Covehurst Bay)- two massive landslips of different ages can be seen. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 07:12, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

• Yes, the Tate is darker. But this is a picture that is renowned for its very bright colours, VIDEO and this is a Google art project scan. Some people even say it is too bright, depending on taste and preferences. Hafspajen (talk) 11:55, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

• Yes, this image does seem the right brightness now. It is a very strange painting. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 20:52, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Promoted File:William Holman Hunt - Our English Coasts, 1852 (`Strayed Sheep') - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:35, 24 October 2014 (UTC)