# otd

Lady in Red for this week's
Portia (1886, )
From Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice' & incorrectly identified as Ellen Terry, it in fact shows fellow actress Kate Dolan. Millais's change to a broader style was heavily criticised but we love this work!❤️

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2020-05-11

A vision in blue velvet for this week's
This beautiful painting of weary 'Mariana' (1851, Tate) takes its subject from Tennyson's eponymous poem (1830), inspired by a character from Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' Can you spot the 'mouldering wainscot' mouse?

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2020-03-03

This we herald the artist's haunting and meticulously vivid 'Ophelia' (1851-2, Tate), arguably his most famous work, accompanied by 3 other Ophelias (1889, 1894 & 1910) by John William Waterhouse who died in 1917

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2020-02-10