In 1848, the year of revolutions, a group of young artists founded a movement which would shake and re-shape artistic culture in Britain. Rejecting the Royal Academy’s expectations, these artistic revolutionaries sought inspiration from wider artistic traditions, often finding their subject matter in the life and literature of the High Victorian Age. The original Brotherhood was rapidly augmented by a wider circle of creative women and men and successive generations adopted and extended the Pre-Raphaelite vision. Using examples from the museum’s art collection, join Northampton Museum & Art Gallery as they consider the innovations and insights of this movement and how they can be traced in visual culture to the present day.

Friday 15 November
More Than Just a Pretty Face: Pre-Raphaelite Women Artists Artwork: Joan of Arc – copy after Marie d’Orléans
Speaker: Dr Conny Bailey