The Light of Conscience Towards Society—Examining the Social Responsibility of Art through the Paintings of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
In the conservative art world of Victorian England in the 1840s,the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood opposed the unrealistic style of academic painting and the rigid adherence to the European painting tradition since the Renaissance with bold and innovative spirit,and formed an important style school in British art history—the Pre-Raphaelite school in the process of continuous enrichment and growth.This school educates the public through the theme of moral admonishment contained in the painting,corrects the distorted customs and ethics by virtue of the moral pleasure brought by aesthetics,and uses creative painting techniques to depict reality.They made art a noble cause conducive to human survival and development,and opened up the modern and national road of British painting.