The Awakening Conscience: The Story of a Pre-Raphaelite Muse | HENI Talks
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- A scene of domestic bliss? An intimate moment between two lovers? Not all is as it seems in William Holman Hunt’s ‘The Awakening Conscience’.
Often described as revolutionary and radical, Hunt and his Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood artist friends endeavoured to illustrate and consequently challenge the social conventions of the day through their paintings. Far from being a straightforward depiction of another disgraced, ‘fallen’ woman, in this painting Hunt casts his muse Annie Miller as the entrapped lover at the moment of ‘awakening’, in the throes of an epiphany about her place in the world. But was his art imitating life?
Join curator Carol Jacobi as she takes a closer look at this complex ‘psychological drama’ and uncovers the symbolism and motivations behind this 19th century masterpiece.
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Carol Jacoi has explained this extremely well. Thank you for this inspiring talk. Although the painting is fascinating the truth behind it, at least for women not as lucky as Annie Miller, is bitter. Life...
Wonderful explanation. So glad that this content is available for free :)
Thank you for this excellent video. The narration of the social and artistic history is fascinating and adds a great deal to understanding the Pre-Raphaelite’s perception of women.
Just found this channel and so glad I did. Some womderful insights.
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most calming ambience, you have such a wonderful narrating voice and tjis information is so interesting!
But what, I must know, is this beautiful symphony at the start?! I
I am so glad I came across this video
wonderful
Glad you think so!
How come ive just discovered this page?!!!
Its wonderful!
This was extremely helpful and very informative. Thank you!
Brilliant to hear. Please do explore our channel further for more exciting insights into art history.
Such an interesting story, great channel.
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for your kind words.
She may have eluded Holman Hunt's hopes of marriage, but I'm not sure how marrying a captain, having two children and dying at 90 is eluding the narratives written for her by society?
I feel like it’s really the opposite, she chose to marry someone in her own class instead of Hunt, who is above her. She definitely chose not to defy Victorian society
I don't think it's an accident that she's looking out the window at nature when she experiences her awakening.
Certainly, a romantic & pre-raphaelite idea (& also a truth) that we respond to nature & the natural world with an awakening of the spirit within us.
Bonjour .bien sur ,notre rapport à un sujet,ou objet artistique dépend de ce que nous sommes .Grand merci .
Fascinating
Good insight into the Victorian age of society.
What is the song used at the beginning of the video? It's very nice.
How she found a connection between the closed books and thus her being uneducated and having her room payed is ludacris.
You mean ludicruos?
didn't need the singing...was a distraction