The Real Desperate Romantics

The Liverpool Daily Post is running an article describing the whereabouts of the paintings that the "real" Desperate Romantics - the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood - painted.

The first part of the article is reproduced here, please click the "Read More" link to go to the Liverpool Posts' website to reast the remainder of the article.

Romantic art that shocked the world

Aug 11 2009 by Jade Wright, Liverpool Daily Post

Desperate Romantics reveals the secrets of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood, but, as Jade Wright discovers, its real stars are here on Merseyside

WITH handsome artists in britches and comely Titian-haired models in next to nothing, Desperate Romantics has marked itself out as must-see TV.

The BBC’s tongue-in-cheek retelling of the story of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood is pulling in viewers by the million, and the show is expected to sell to channels around the world.

But the paintings that inspired the show are not languishing in some far-flung collection. They’re hanging here in Merseyside.

The collections are held at the Walker Art Gallery, the Lady Lever gallery, in Port Sunlight, and Sudley House, in Aigburth.

“We’ve noticed a definite increase in the amount of people in the Pre-Raphaelite room since the show began,” says Laura MacCulloch, the Curator of British Art at the Walker.

“The Pre-Raphaelite paintings are always very popular, but anything that highlights them is a good thing. We just want people to know they’re here, and they’re free to come and see.

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