What was the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's core artistic idea?
Our central idea was to strive for truth and sincerity in art. We believed that the art taught in the Royal Academy had become stale and artificial, divorced from the direct observation of nature and from the spirit of earlier masters like Botticelli. We committed ourselves to painting with meticulous attention to detail, using vivid, unmixed colors, and drawing directly from life and nature. This approach allowed us to imbue our subjects, whether literary, religious, or historical, with a profound sense of reality.
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