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Pre-Raphaelite

noun Pre-Ra·pha·el·ite \ (ˌ)prē-ˈra-fē-ə-ˌlīt , -ˈrā- , -ˈrä- \

Definition of Pre-Raphaelite

1 a : a member of a brotherhood of artists formed in England in 1848 to restore the artistic principles and practices regarded as characteristic of Italian art before Raphael
b : an artist or writer influenced by this brotherhood
2 : a modern artist dedicated to restoring early Renaissance ideals or methods
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Pre-Raphaelite

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Pre-Raphaelitism

play \(ˌ)prē-ˈra-fē-ə-ˌlī-ˌti-zəm, -ˈrā-, -ˈrä-\ noun

First Known Use of pre-raphaelite

1850

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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