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Victory, O Lord !

Academician / British / Millais / Paintings (Reproductions) / Pre-Raphaelite - 7 months ago - troycapc

This is a reproduction of “Victory, O Lord!” by John Everett Millais of 1871.  It is a depiction of Moses being supported by his brother Aaron and Hur during the battle of Rephidim against the Amalekites as recorded in Exodus 17.  Millais was forty-two when he created this masterpiece and was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite School.   This work dates from the period in which the artist grew bolder in his use of color and drama and marks a significant transition in his style.  He was very influential among British artists and died in 1896.  This masterpiece is 141.3 cm wide and 194.7 cm high and is in the Manchester Art Museum in Manchester, England.

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Joan of Arc, John Everett Millais, 1865

French / Inspirational prints / Millais - 1 year ago - troycapc

A reproduction of a work by John Everett Millais, “Joan of Arc” of 1865.  This Pre-Raphaelite work attempts to capture the ecstasy of the paramount heroine of France.  The artist was born in England of a notable Jersey family and entered the Royal Academy at the age of eleven.  His “Christ in the House of his Parents” was controversial due to his portraying the Holy Family in a proletarian context.  His “Huguenot” of 1852 was produced two years later and became the model for much of his later work.  Millais married and had eight children and was a leading light among British artists until his death in 1896 at the age of sixty-seven years.