The First Pre-Raphaelite Painting

wtfarthistory:

I know what you’re thinking, “WTF? I hate the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood!  If I could eliminate one art historical movement, it’d be them!”  While I can commiserate with those sentiments, I have to admit that John Everett Millais’ Isabella (or The Pot of Basil) has grown on me (pun intended).  Ok, the PRB is not so bad but like Bouguereau, I always get flack for featuring it.  Today, I’ll break down the painting figure group by figure group plus, to entice you, I’ll end with a Tights Are NOT Pants rant.

John Everett Millais, Isabella (or The Pot of Basil), 1849, oil on canvas.  Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

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