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Ophelia is an 1851–52 painting by British artist Sir John Everett Millais in the collection of Tate Britain, London. It depicts Ophelia, a character from William Shakespeare 's play Hamlet, singing before she drowns in a river.
Ophelia is a famous painting by Sir John Everett Millais, inspired by Hamlet. It depicts the tragic death of Ophelia, who drowns in a river while picking flowers. Learn about the artist, the model, the symbolism and the conservation of this iconic work.
Sep 8, 2023 · This famous Pre-Raphaelite painting portrays Ophelia floating downstream at the moment just before she drowns. When the painting of Ophelia in the water was first exhibited at the Royal Academy, it was met with a mixed response.
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Dec 28, 2016 · To perfectly capture the effect of Ophelia’s long hair and full-length, white and silver-gold brocade gown under the water, Millais employed a young woman named Elizabeth Siddal to lie in a bathtub and act as his model for the body of Ophelia.
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Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (also called The Lady in Gold or The Woman in Gold) is an oil painting on canvas, with gold leaf, by Gustav Klimt, completed between 1903 and 1907. The portrait was commissioned by the sitter's husband, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, a Viennese and Jewish banker and sugar producer.
Young Woman with a Water Pitcher. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 614. Standing at an open window, a woman begins her day with ablutions from a gilt silver pitcher and basin, with linen coverings protecting her dress and hair.
The Lady of Shalott is a painting of 1888 by the English painter John William Waterhouse. It is a representation of the ending of Alfred, Lord Tennyson 's 1832 poem of the same name . [1] Waterhouse painted three versions of this character, in 1888, 1894 and 1915 .
