Sir John Everett Millais

Sir John Everett Millais;John Everett Millais

Style: Pre-Raphaelites; Romanticism; Realism;

Place: Southampton

Born: 1829

Death: 1896

Biography:

Early Life and Education

Sir John Everett Millais

, a renowned English painter and illustrator, was born on June 8, 1829, in Southampton, England. As a child prodigy, he became the youngest student to enter the Royal Academy Schools at the age of eleven.

Founding of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

In September 1848, Sir John Everett Millais, along with William Holman Hunt and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in his family home on Gower Street, London. This movement sought to revive the style of the early Italian Renaissance.

Notable Works

Some of Sir John Everett Millais' most notable works include:

Christ in the House of His Parents (1849-1850), a highly controversial piece that showcased his realistic portrayal of a working-class Holy Family.
A Huguenot (1851-1852), which depicted a young couple about to be separated due to religious conflicts.
Ophelia (1851-1852), a painting that showcased his dense and elaborate pictorial surfaces, often concentrating on the beauty and complexity of the natural world.
Mariana (1850-1851), based on the play Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare and the poem of the same name by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

Influence and Later Works

Sir John Everett Millais'

later works were influenced by his wife, Effie, who was formerly married to the critic John Ruskin. His style evolved into a broader form of realism, which was initially condemned by Ruskin but later recognized as a significant contribution to the art world.