Find the word definition

Crossword clues for preraphaelite

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Preraphaelite

Preraphaelite \Pre*raph"a*el*ite\, n.

  1. One who favors or practices art as it was before Raphael; one who favors or advocates preraphaelitism.

  2. Popularly, any modern artist thought to be a would-be restorer of early ideas or methods, as one of the German painters often called Nazarenes, or one who paints and draws with extreme minuteness of detail.

Preraphaelite

Preraphaelite \Pre*raph"a*el*ite\, a. Of or pertaining to the style called preraphaelitism; as, a preraphaelite figure; a preraphaelite landscape.
--Ruskin.

Wiktionary
preraphaelite

a. Of or pertaining to the style called preraphaelitism; as, a preraphaelite figure; a preraphaelite landscape. n. One who favors or practices art as it was before http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael; one who favors or advocates preraphaelitism.

Usage examples of "preraphaelite".

Morris and seven men working with him formed the Preraphaelite Brotherhood and gave the workers and doers of the world an impetus they yet feel.