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Pallets and Techniques of Masters: The Pre-Raphaelites

In the middle of the 19th Century, the Royal Academy of Arts in London as a place of study. But his view was "acceptable" art very discouraging, idealization of nature and beauty. In 1848, form a group of students banded together disappointed, the Pre-Raphaelites, with the overall objective of the revitalization of the painting in Britain. Only three would go to the History of Art: William Holman Hunt (1827 - 1910), Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) and John Everett Millais (1829-1896).

Their principles are the simple presentation of the problems, rather than based with a serious theme and moralizing, an honest interpretation of nature to the direct observation on the outside, and the respect of Christian spirituality was. The symbolism is also important.

Bright colors transparent than (then flash) were applied in thin glazes on a smooth, white background, the canvas more often. With a white background instead of a color, brightness is a painting. Building through the enamel paint mimics the effect of light on an object and gives a depth that can be achieved through mixed colors on the palette