Dante Gabriel Rossetti is arguably the most famous Pre-Raphaelite artist, as he was one of the primary founders of the Brotherhood and played a significant role in inspiring the following second generation of artists. The son of an Italian immigrant, Rossetti was exposed to literature, poetry, and art from an early age and showed promise at composing poetry and drawing. He was described as having a romantic streak and that tended to show even in his earliest works. Attending the Antique School of the Royal Academy, Rossetti viewed their methods with distaste and would not continue moving forward to advanced classes as a result. Shortly after, Rossetti came under the tutelage of Ford Maddox Brown, an artist whose work conveyed much of what also inspired the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. He would soon become acquainted with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais at the Academy. Rossetti was the one who came up with the title “Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood,” with the initials P.R.B. being the secret signature on their paintings. While Rossetti was a furtive advocate for the P.R.B., he was also the one that would assist in its dissolution. It was he that gave away the secret Brotherhood, leading to a long period of intense criticism and discrimination for all members’ work.