Converted British Family... Fine Art Print By Hunt
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Aquinas and More is proud to announce its fine art print collection. These famous pieces of art are printed on heavy artists board and shipped flat. These aren't your typical poster - these prints are high-quality reproductions that will be a treasured addition to your home or parish.

Prints are available in the following sizes (shipping included):

• 11in. x 17in. on photo quality paper
• 13in. x 19in. on photo quality paper
• 20in. x 28in. semi-gloss on heavy artist's board
• 24in. x 30in. matte finish on heavy artist's board

We can also produce some prints in a super-high resolution for that extra clarity. These prints cost $235 (shipping included) Please call if you are interested in ordering a super-high resolution print.

Some proceeds from the sale of these prints goes to support classical art education and renewal.

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We offer a unique service of printing "to order" any one or more of thousands of images. A great many of the images have never been printed before. We will do our best to make such prints as accurate as possible, but we cannot be held responsible for dissatisfaction under these circumstances.

 General Description:

Complete title:  A Converted British Family Sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of the Druids

This painting superbly demonstrates the beilliance of colors obtained by the Pre-Raphaelite method of painting on a "wet-white ground"; the luminosity of the priest's face in particular.  A Converted British Family... was first picture to be exhibited after the public discovery of the meaning "PRB."  The journalist who broke the news was tipped off by Alexander Munro.  The sculptor had been told - but sworn to secrecy - by Dante Rossetti.  The public backlash caused a revelation, and complaints of too much nudity in the pictur, led to it being heavily criticized; as a result, Hunt's potential buyer retracted his offer.  It was later bought by Thomas Combe, one of the Pre-Raphaelite's most important patrons.  He paid £160 for it.

Lizzie Siddal modeled again for the central, red-haired woman.  The thorns being removed from the priest's gown and the sponge prepared to bathe him are reflective of Christ on the cross.  The vine growing above the wattle hut is also symbolic of the wine used in the Christian mass ceremony.  The priest holds his side in pain as though pierced, as Christ was by a soldier's spear.  The fishing net is a symbol of Christianity, but is also representative of Druidism - the Druids banned fishing as they believed fish were sacred.

Hawksley, Lucinda. Essential Pre-Raphaelites, Paragon Publishing, 2002, pg. 33

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

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