Wednesday Inspiration| John Everett Millais

The Ransom 1860-1862

by John Everett Millais

Christ in the House of His Parents, 1850

by John Everett Millais

 Ophelia, 1852

by John Everett Millais

The Blind Girl, 1856

by John Everett Millais

These are some of my very favorite paintings by John Everett Millais.   Millais was the founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (one of my favorite art movements), and became it's most iconic painter.  The luscious textures and colors, the extravagant detail, and the narrative quality of these paintings is what I find so appealing!  One fun fact I remember from Art History Class is: in the bottom painting, The Blind Girl, Millais used a watercolor like technique with his paint that can be seen on the grass, letting the white of the canvas create the light.  If I remember correctly, it was seen as controversial at the time since it gave the painting an unfinished appearance.

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