Mariana

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"Mariana" is a famous 1851 Pre-Raphaelite painting by John Everett Millais depicting a solitary woman in a richly detailed interior, inspired by Shakespeare’s "Measure for Measure" and Tennyson’s poem of the same name.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
artHistoricalSignificance key work of early Pre-Raphaelite painting
artisticStyle Pre-Raphaelite art
surface form: Pre-Raphaelite
collection Tate
colorPalette deep greens
golden tones
rich blues
copyrightStatus public domain
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator John Everett Millais
depicts a solitary woman
autumn leaves
candle
desk
embroidery
interior scene
mouse
stained glass window
depictsActivity woman stretching from embroidery work
depictsEmotion loneliness
longing
exhibitionHistory Royal Academy of Arts
firstExhibited Royal Academy of Arts 1851
genre genre painting
literary painting
hasIconography Annunciation stained glass
fallen leaves as symbol of passing time
mouse as symbol of decay
hasTheme abandonment
female solitude
unrequited love
waiting
inception 1851
inspiredBy Mariana (poem)
Measure for Measure
inspiredByAuthor Alfred, Lord Tennyson
surface form: Alfred Tennyson

William Shakespeare
languageOfWork none (visual artwork)
location Tate Britain
mainSubject Mariana (Shakespearean character)
movement Pre-Raphaelite art
surface form: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
partOf Victorian art
setInPeriod late medieval or early Renaissance interior
usesTechnique detailed naturalism
vivid color

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