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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pre-Raphaelite work
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oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle | Pre-Raphaelite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
NERFINISHED
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Ophelia (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Tate collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
floral colors
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lush greens ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | John Everett Millais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | British culture ⓘ |
| depictionOf | scene from Hamlet, Act IV ⓘ |
| depicts |
English countryside
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Ophelia (Shakespearean character) NERFINISHED ⓘ drowning ⓘ riverbank vegetation ⓘ wildflowers ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Royal Academy of Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitionDate | 1852 ⓘ |
| follows | Pre-Raphaelite principles of detailed naturalism ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
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literary painting ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Ophelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception |
1851
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1852 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Shakespearean tragedy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (visual artwork) ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
England
NERFINISHED
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Tate Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| model | Elizabeth Siddal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
highly finished surface
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iconic status in Pre-Raphaelite art ⓘ meticulous botanical detail ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | John Everett Millais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInEnvironment |
river
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woodland ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | tragic heroine ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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madness ⓘ nature ⓘ romanticism ⓘ |
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