The Awakening Conscience (1853) is an oil-on-canvas painting by the English artist William Holman Hunt, one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which depicts a woman …

The Awakening Conscience is an unconventional approach to a common subject. Hunt’s work reflects the ideal of Christian charity espoused in theory by many Victorians, but not exactly …

‘The Awakening Conscience‘, William Holman Hunt, 1853 on display at Tate Britain.

Unlike the fifth canvas of Hogarth's Marriage à la Mode, The Awakening Conscience does not require a murder for the woman to achieve self-recognition, but, like the earlier work, it is the …

The earlier painting features Jesus outside ready to knock on a door. Conceptually, The Awakening Conscience shows the woman answering Jesus’s knock and letting Jesus in. …

Lynn Nead explains the contemporary understanding of Hunt’s Awakening Conscience as a contrast between the immoral behavior of both aristocrats and the working classes and the …

Interpretation and Analysis of the famous masterpiece "the awakening consciense" by William Holman Hunt.

The Awakening Conscience (1853) is an oil-on-canvas painting by the English artist William Holman Hunt, one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which depicts a woman …

Sep 21, 2021 · 1853, oil-on-canvas, The Awakening Conscience was painted by William Holman Hunt. The painting currently resides in the Tate in Britain and was commissioned by Thomas …

Aug 6, 2020 · Hunt said that the door represents “the obstinately shut mind.” When viewing the paintings together, it’s easy to see how the woman hears Jesus’ knock and gets up to answer …