Explore the Victorian avant garde. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded in 1848, and we will focus on its core members: Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, and William Holman Hunt. These artists were notorious for their painting style and their lifestyles. Find out who eloped with whom, and the surprising results in art and literature.

On this day course, you will see why John Ruskin became the Pre-Raphaelite’s champion; follow the rise of Morris & Co (wallpaper included); and discover why Edward Burne-Jones was the odd man out. There will be a case study of women crucial to the movement, including Elizabeth Siddal—a recent book called her the first “supermodel”—Annie Miller, Fanny Cornforth, and Jane Morris. We will also examine the curious cult of the wombat.