Ophelia (1851–1852 painting by John Everett Millais)

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Ophelia (1851–1852) is a celebrated Pre-Raphaelite painting by John Everett Millais depicting the tragic Shakespearean heroine floating in a lush, meticulously detailed natural setting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pre-Raphaelite work
oil painting
painting
artHistoricalPeriod Victorian era
artStyle Pre-Raphaelite
linked to: Pre-Raphaelite art
basedOn Hamlet by William Shakespeare
linked to: Hamlet

Ophelia (character)
linked to: Ophelia
collection Tate collection
colorPalette floral colors
lush greens
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator John Everett Millais
culture British culture
depictionOf scene from Hamlet, Act IV
depicts English countryside
Ophelia (Shakespearean character)
linked to: Ophelia

drowning
riverbank vegetation
wildflowers
exhibitedAt Royal Academy of Arts
exhibitionDate 1852
follows Pre-Raphaelite principles of detailed naturalism
genre history painting
literary painting
hasTitle Ophelia
inception 1851
1852
inspiredBy Shakespearean tragedy
languageOfWork none (visual artwork)
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity England
London
linked to: London, England
location Tate Britain
materialUsed canvas
oil paint
model Elizabeth Siddal
movement Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
notableFor highly finished surface
iconic status in Pre-Raphaelite art
meticulous botanical detail
notableWorkOf John Everett Millais
setInEnvironment river
woodland
subjectHeading tragic heroine
theme death
madness
nature
romanticism

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Ophelia notablePortrayal Ophelia (1851–1852 painting by John Everett Millais)