Preraphaelism \Pre*raph"a*el*ism\, Preraphaelitism
\Pre*raph"a*el*i`tism\, n. (Fine Arts)
The doctrine or practice of a school of modern painters who
profess to be followers of the painters before Raphael. Its
adherents advocate careful study from nature, delicacy and
minuteness of workmanship, and an exalted and delicate
conception of the subject.
[1913 Webster]