17. John Everett Millais

11/20/20 • 21 min

He was a child prodigy who, at the age of eleven, became the youngest student to enter London's Royal Academy School of Art.

Later he would become one of the founding members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood shocking the classical art establishment. But eventually he developed his own realistic style of art and became one of the wealthiest artists of his day.

In this episode, we will learn about John Everett Millais.

He was a child prodigy who, at the age of eleven, became the youngest student to enter London's Royal Academy School of Art.

In this episode, we will learn about John Everett Millais.

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16. Dante Gabriel Rossetti

He was born into an Italian family steeped in a rich cultural and literary heritage which greatly influenced him throughout his life. Often torn between either being an artist or a poet, he chose both.

In this episode, we'll talk about Dante Gabriel Rossetti, one of the founding members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, as well as one of his most famous works, The Day Dream.

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18. Édouard Manet

He loved the lines and beauty of classical art, yet he wanted to paint that beauty in a modern setting and experiment with his own techniques.

And although he desperately wanted his paintings to be exhibited at the Paris Salon, he was continually rejected. Determined to persevere and create the art that was in him, he inspired a new generation of artists and effectively changed art forever. In this episode, we're going to learn about Édouard Manet.