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Pre-Raphaelites

A term introduced by Hunt and his friends, who wished to intimate that they preferred the simplicity and truthfulness of the painters who preceded Raphael. The term now signifies a very minute imitation of nature, brilliant colouring, and not much shadow.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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