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OverviewThe long and stellar career of John Everett Millais (1829-1896) has been framed in terms of his rise to notoriety as an original member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood followed by a compromising descent into comfortable success as a popular painter and leading figure in the Royal Academy. But this dismissal of Millais's post-Raphaelite work overlooks more than forty years of artistic endeavour and distinction. In this book, nine scholars reexamine Millais's entire career from a variety of perspectives, arriving at a new vision of his place in the history of British art and finding that fame and recognition did not represent the end of this important Victorian artist's development. The contributors consider the whole fabric of Millais's work, seeking the patterns of continuity through his career. They acknowledge the significance of Millais's association with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood yet place that brief phase into the context of his entire body of work Exploring such topics as Millais's position among contemporary artists; his active interests in theatre, literature, and science; his lifelong love of nature; his role as a celebrity and a popular artist; and his enduring fas Full Product DetailsAuthor: Debra N. MancoffPublisher: Yale University Press Imprint: Yale University Press Volume: v. 7 Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.980kg ISBN: 9780300091199ISBN 10: 0300091192 Pages: 260 Publication Date: 10 September 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationDebra N. Mancoff is a freelance writer and scholar-in-residence of the Newberry Library in Chicago. Studies in British Art 7, Paul Mellon Cenre for Studies in British Art Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |