The History of Modern Painting, Volume 3 (of 4) Revised edition continued by the author to the end of the XIX century

"The History of Modern Painting, Volume 3 (of 4)" by Richard Muther is a study of the evolution of painting, examining the rise of realism in England and Germany, along with the impact of Japanese art on movements like Impressionism, as these movements shaped art. The author looks at artists like Edward Burne-Jones, Holman Hunt, and Adolf Menzel, against the backdrop of their time and the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and examines the pre-Raphaelitism movement that looked to bring authenticity back into art. It critiques the established styles of historical and genre works, which had moved away from true artistic spirit, emphasizing the movement of artists like William Dyce and the establishment of the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood by figures like Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Holman Hunt, and John Everett Millais.