William Holman Hunt

This is a fundamental reassessment of the work of William Holman Hunt, and the first critical text to reproduce his pictures in colour and set him on an international stage. Introducing a new critique of the autobiography and drawing on hundreds of private letters, drawings and paintings, the author depicts a radical man of his times, deeply troubled by the pivotal concerns of the materialist age - the isolation of the individual, the collapse of faith and the status of art - and seeking solutions through a systematic testing of the extremes of painting. A close examination of the pictures, including neglected later works, combined with recent scientific research relate the physical act of painting, and the paint, back to the body of the artist. Lavishly illustrated and engagingly written, this book answers the longstanding lack of any monograph on Hunt and will make compelling reading for undergraduate and graduate students of History of Art, Victorian Studies, English Literature and Religious Studies, as well as curators, conservators and the artist's many admirers.

ISBN 0719072883   Pages 288 ISBN13 9780719072888 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Manchester University Press   Weight (grammes) 930 Imprint Manchester University Press   Published in Manchester Format Hardback   Height (mm) 240 Publication date 30 Oct 2006   Width (mm) 170 Library of Congress ND   Spine width (mm) 26 DEWEY 759.2   Academic level General, Professional / Scholarly, Tertiary education DEWEY edition DC22

1		Autobiography : experience and interpretation		17
2		Belief : seen and unseen landscapes		41
3		Self-image : child and prophet		61
4		Death : materialism and mysticism		89
5		Practice : materials and technique		117
6		Eye : object and image		137
7		Design : icon and symbol		161
8		Painting : mimesis and design		201
9		Body : painter, painting and paint		227

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