Thank you for the opportunity to see this magnificent exhibition. I hope to be able to see more wonderful art in the future. I have enjoyed this so very much!

i thought it was very interesting to see poetry combined with paintings and i love to sit analyze the general idea of the painting. :)

Just beautiful...we loved it. The light in his painting is incredible. Thank you for bringing this for usd to see. I have a new genre of art to follow ...
Thank you.

WOW! It was amazing to see these works in person and up close! I've always been a fan of the movement, now I feel even more passion for the style and have a much deeper understanding of the inspirations behind it. I feel inspired to paint again!

It was indeed Holman Hunt and his model prostitute Annie Miller. Hunt wanted to save her from prostitution and turn her into a lady. This is his take on her supposed realisation that her life wasn't the one she'd hoped for. The idea for the painting was allegedly Rossetti's first (in his unfinished work "Found").
I wish I could get to see this exhibition, however I'm in UK. The BBC are currently showing a drama series based on the book "Desperate Romantics - The Private Lives of The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood" by Frannie Moyle which tells of the tangled and hedonistic lifestyles of Rossetti, Millais and Hunt. Read the book or look out for the programme both are excellent.

i really enjoyed this exhibit. i found it to be very bright and colorful although the colors were very dark. i loved the way he used pastels and dark colors.

i found this exhibit very interesting and very cool you guys should do more exhibits like this one.

All of theese paintings are wonderful, I'm amazed at how close you feel to the people within the paintings!

My daughter Ana says "beautiful art nice Design"
my daughter Eva says "I liked the details of the pictures!"

I spent two years studying the PRB for my International Baccalaureate Extended Essay, and somehow always overlooked Hunt in favour of Rossetti. Thank you for showing me the error of my ways, and for opening this absolutely beautiful exhibition just as I moved to MN! What perfect timing. I think I'll go again tomorrow. :)

The show is amazing...I'm particularly smitten by the Lady of Shallot. It a very moving image, that feeling of being torn between your creative urges and the calls of the world around you...

My mother has dimentia and yet, she could be captivated by all the visual and spiritual elements. She would hardly let the book go--I will have to buy her one in the gift shop. Thank you

new to hunt
fresh use of color is apreciated
liked the draping of fabric
depiction of his growth in faith very sensitive
studies of faces dramatic
feel i've gotten to know the inner "struggles" of the man

I enjoyed learning about the preRapaelites, a facet of English history I had overlooked, and appreciate the biographical focus on Hunt, who seems to epitomize a reaction to the modernizatiof of Great Britain in his search for more spiritual worlds, even though the artificial colors of organic chemists ensured the painings would last.

What struck me the most about all the artwork on display was the attention to detail in all the works. Even the most minute and inconsequential, such as the wrinkels in an old woman's face, are rendered in loving detail. One may almost be said to have met the persons the portraits portray. Each piece silently expresses what tomes of writing could only vaguely relate.

This exhibit took my breath away like none other. What a treat to see these famous pieces up close, to see the amazing color combinations and fine brush strokes... the detail in the fabrics, the faces, the landscape, the symbolism.
I am a weaver, so the textile portion of the exhibit was an extra special treat.
Thank you! thank you!

The exhibit is lovely in its simplicity and arrangement. The complexity of Hunt's approach and his commitment to the richness of the paint and light on canvas are amazing.I have become a fan of Hunt's work. Thank you so much for presenting it.

awesome.

i am a huge fan of victorian painting and can't wait to get over and see the show!!! no response necessary....

best: norman j. olson
normanjolson.com

Is there any information available on the identity of the man in The Awakening Conscience? Do we know who posed for the painting? Might it be Wm Holman Hunt himself?

It has been suggested that the model for the man was Hunt himself, but Judith Bronkhurst, author of the Hunt catalogue raisonné, disputes that identification. She states that the artist Augustus Egg, a friend of Hunt's, might have posed for the figure. Personally, I don't see a strong resemblance to Hunt in the man's features, nor do I believe Hunt would cast himself in the role of some heartless cad. -Patrick Noon, Chair of Paintings & Modern Sculpture, Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Is there any information available on the identity of the man in The Awakening Conscience? Do we know who posed for the painting? Might it be Wm Holman Hunt himself?

Thanks.