Talk "William Holman Hunt: Pre-Raphaelite and Orientalist"

Talk "William Holman Hunt: Pre-Raphaelite and Orientalist", York Islamic Art Circle

• LocationYorkshire
• Type
• Salary
• Artformcombined arts, interdisciplinary arts, museums, visual arts
• ContactFozia Parveen islamic-art@york.ac.uk

Description

York Islamic Art Circle on 1st December 2016

with Dr Nicholas Tromans (Watts Gallery)

Talk "William Holman Hunt: Pre-Raphaelite and Orientalist"

from 6:30-8:00pm, The University of York

William Holman Hunt was one of the original members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, formed in London in 1848. According to his own account, Hunt was the only member of the group to remain strictly loyal to its founding principles of realism and precision.

This talk will explore how Hunt’s commitment to visual truth led him to become the most important and original British artistic interpreter of Palestine during the age of Imperialism. With characteristic determination, Hunt not only visited but lived in Jerusalem for extended periods, immersing himself in the turbulent religious politics of the period. These experiences led the artist to create landscapes, biblical scenes, and the iconic Scapegoat.

Hunt’s attitudes towards Islam and Islamic art were of course fundamental to his career in the Middle East. Dr Tromans will suggest that by looking at the case of Hunt, we are able to understand how ideas about Islam informed Western realism’s self-identity.

Entry is by free ticket only available at http://ift.tt/2e03rbh

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Talk "William Holman Hunt: Pre-Raphaelite and Orientalist"