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The Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais John Guille Millais

The Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais By John Guille Millais

The Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais by John Guille Millais


Summary

Famous and controversial for paintings as diverse as Ophelia and Bubbles, Sir John Everett Millais (1829-96) revolutionised the Victorian art world by co-founding the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, eventually becoming president of the Royal Academy. His son, John Guille Millais (1865-1931), published this highly illustrated two-volume biography in 1899.

The Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais Summary

The Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais: President of the Royal Academy by John Guille Millais

A prodigiously talented artist, Sir John Everett Millais (1829-96) co-founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood with Rossetti and others, helping to revolutionise the Victorian art world. The minute realism of paintings like Christ in the House of his Parents, and his high-profile marriage to Ruskin's ex-wife Effie, were gradually accepted, and the iconic Ophelia was widely admired. Success as an illustrator also put him in the public eye, with the engravings market bringing him new wealth. With popularity came a return to more traditional forms in portraiture and landscape, inspired by Reynolds, Velazquez and the Old Masters, although he also played off Whistler and the aesthetic movement. He became president of the Royal Academy in the last year of his life. His son, John Guille Millais (1865-1931), published this highly illustrated and acclaimed two-volume biography in 1899. Volume 1 provides an account of Millais' most influential years up to 1867.

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. The birth of Millais; 2. Pre-Raphaelitism: its meaning and its history; 3. Lorenzo and Isabella; 4. Millais commences Ophelia; 5. The volunteer movement; 6. 1853-5; 7. Leech, Thackeray, Wilkie Collins, and Anthony Trollope; 8. Millais' marriage; 9. The struggle of 1859; 10. 1861-7; 11. Holman Hunt; 12. 1865-80.

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NLS9781108051729
9781108051729
1108051723
The Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais: President of the Royal Academy by John Guille Millais
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Cambridge University Press
2012-09-20
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