Ophelia by john everett millais

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Paintings can be far more complicated than they appear at first glance. The stories told by works of art are the stuff of novels. Here are a few of the stories behind famous masterpieces.

Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet PRA was an English painter and illustrator who was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded at his family home in London, at 83 Gower Street (now number 7).

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

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detail of ophelia by john everett millais

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OFELIA John Everett Millais

Are you a fan of the Pre-Raphaelite artists visiting London? This is the ultimate guide to famous Pre-Raphaelite paintings in London. The Pre-Raphaelites were a group of Victorian radicals who were inspired by medieval art, literature, and nature.

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...

John Everett Millais - Ophelia (detail)

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.

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

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Ophelia, 1853 - Arthur Hughe