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William Holman Hunt

William Holman Hunt (1827–1910) was a British artist and co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

William Holman Hunt, Daniel Praying,1849; Met2023.675. An example of his work, not his portrait; inspired by Daniel6, not the resurrection in Daniel12
William Holman Hunt, Daniel Praying,1849; Met2023.675. An example of his work, not his portrait; inspired by Daniel6, not the resurrection in Daniel12Metropolitan Museum; William Holman Hunt · Public domainObject record

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William Holman Hunt (1827–1910) was a British painter who helped found the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848. His work often engages religious and literary texts. Daniel Praying (1849), held by the Metropolitan Museum, draws on Daniel6. It documents the story’s reception in nineteenth-century British art, not Daniel’s historical appearance or the resurrection of the deadResurrection of the deadThe dead returning to life, distinguished from soul immortality, with differing scope and form among texts.Glossary · Click to read the explanation. [1][2]

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  1. National Portrait Gallery biography; lifespan, Brotherhood and artistic subjects. Return to the text ↑
  2. Metropolitan Museum, Daniel Praying,1849,2023.675; catalogue and image. Return to the text ↑

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IL Archive, «William Holman Hunt», Edition 3, https://ilarchive.com/en/people/william-holman-hunt