Millais's Mariana : literary painting, the pre-Raphaelite Gothic, and the iconology of the Marian artist

Author

Leng, Andrew

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Journal of pre-Raphaelite and aesthetic studies. 1988, Num. 1, Vol. 1, p. 63-74, 7 ill.

ISSN

0835-7099

Abstract (en)

Discusses Millais's 1850-1851 painting (Makins collection) firstly, to show how it relates to works by Tennyson and Shakespeare; secondly, to show its significance in the evolution of the Pre-Raphaelite Gothic; and thirdly, to determine the cause of its popularity with Victorian women. Concludes the latter may be owing to Mariana's passive but provocative resistance to her embroidering, i.e. to the feminine situation.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United Kingdom
• Mariana
• Great Britain
• 1800-1900
• Collections
• Mary, Virgin
• Pre-Raphaelitism
• Writings
• Millais, John Everett, 1829-1896
• Painting
• Gothic revival
• Christian iconography
• Embroidery
• Iconology
• Makins family, 20th c.
• Tennyson, Alfred, baron, 1809-1892
• Poetry
• Iconography
• Feminism
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Sources

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Royaume-Uni
• Mariana
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1800-1900
• Collections
• Vierge
• Préraphaélite (art)
• Ecrits
• Millais, John Everett, 1829-1896
• Peinture
• Néogothique (art)
• Iconographie chrétienne
• Broderie
• Iconologie
• Makins, famille, 20~e s.
• Tennyson, Alfred, baron, 1809-1892
• Poésie
• Iconographie
• Féminisme
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Sources

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910101-00446922

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