Ophelia painting john everett millais

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John Everett Millais, Tate Britain, History painting, oil paint, Ophelia, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, London

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Elizabeth Siddal was the model for John Everett Millais’s 'Ophelia' (1851–52), for which she posed in a bathtub.

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Ophelia (painting) Ophelia is a painting by British artist Sir John Everett Millais, completed between 1851 and 1852. It is held in the Tate Britain in London. It depicts Ophelia, a character from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, singing before she drowns in a river in Denmark.

Recreation of Ophelia by sir john Everett millais acrylic painting

John Everett Millais - Ophelia (detail)

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The Pre-Raphaelite artists of Victorian England painted many Shakespearian characters, but Ophelia was a particular favourite. The sad death by drowning of Hamlet's sweetheart...

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detail of ophelia by john everett millais

Sir John Everett Millais, Ophelia, 1851-52, oil on canvas, 762 x 1118 mm (Tate Britain, London) A Pre-Raphaelite masterpiece Ophelia is considered to be one of the great masterpieces of the Pre-Raphaelite style. Combining his interest in Shakespearean subjects with intense attention to natural detail, Millais created a powerful and memorable image. His selection of the moment …

The inflexible conventions of classical art, combined with the social unrest that was arising as a result of large-scale industrialization set the scene in the mid-19th century for a rebellious group of young artists to express their discontent through an art movement they formed called the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. #preraphaelite #preraphaelitebrotherhood #preraphaelites #arthistory #artincontext