Pre-Raphaelite Art in the Victoria and Albert Museum

by Suzanne Fagence Cooper

The Pre-Raphaelites were revolutionary designers and thinkers as well as painters and poets. Their history is intertwined with the development of the V & A Museum: its Green Dining Room was designed and decorated by Morris, Burne-Jones and Philip Webb, and its collections are full of their works, from painted furniture to textiles and tiles. Suzanne Fagence Cooper explores these collections to present a fresh view of the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. She...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810966115
• ISBN13: 9780810966116
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: ABRAMS
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.9" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

A Stunning Collection

This book is a marvel! The Victoria and Albert Museum itself developed during the time of the Pre-Raphaelites. The Green Dining Room was designed and decorated by Morris, Burne-Jones and Philip Webb, and there are a lot of Pre-Raphaelite pieces in the collections of the museum. I have previously reviewed a different book with a stunning collection of Pre-Raphaelite art but there is very little overlap between that book and this one. And this book makes the point that much of the Pre-Raphaelite impact on the public was through the decorative works of the artists, which were much less expensive to buy. The book contains sketches, paintings, tapestries, stained glass, engravings, pottery, jewelry, photographs, book illustrations, woodworking, and tile work. Well worth adding to your collection if you are a Pre-Raphaelite fan.