Ophelia

About Ophelia

John Everett Millais painted Ophelia in 1851–1852, drawing on the character from Shakespeare's Hamlet. A young woman floats in a stream surrounded by dense plants and flowers. The image joins an intensely observed natural setting with a tragic literary subject. It belongs to Tate Britain and is associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement.

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Compare the delicate plants along the bank with the stillness of the figure in the water. Look at how the flowers create small bright accents around her dress and hands.

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