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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

The Light of the World - William Holman Hunt

British Art
W. H. Hunt (1827-1910)

Along with Millais, Hunt was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphalite art movement. Showing Christ in an English setting meant that this painting (1853) became perhaps the most famous painting, and certainly one of the most potent icons of the 19th century.