{"product_id":"william-holman-hunt-and-typological-symbolism-routledge-revivals-9781138842809","title":"William Holman Hunt and Typological Symbolism (Routledge Revivals)","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): George P. Landow\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this study, first published in 1979, Landow contends that Hunt's version of Pre-Raphaelitism concerned itself primarily with an elaborate system of painterly symbolism rather than with a photographic realism as has been usually supposed. Like Ruskin, Hunt believed that a symbolism based on scriptural typology - the method of finding anticipations of Christ in Hebrew history - could produce an ideal art that would solve the problems of Victorian painting. According to Hunt, this elaborate symbolism could simultaneously avoid the dangers of materialism inherent in a realistic style, the dead conventionalism of academic art, and the sentimentality of much contemporary painting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Landow examines Hunt's work in the context of this argument and, drawing on much unknown or previously inaccessible material, shows how he used texts, frames, and symbols to create a complex art of mediation that became increasingly visionary as the artist grew older. This book is ideal for students of art history. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46861230538903,"sku":"9781138842809","price":8051.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138842809.webp?v=1769961204","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/william-holman-hunt-and-typological-symbolism-routledge-revivals-9781138842809","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}