The dilemma of the artist in Millais's Lorenzo and Isabella : phrenology, the gaze and the social discourse

Author

Codell, Julie F.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Art history. 1991, Num. 1, Vol. 14, p. 51-66, 4 ill.

ISSN

0141-6790

Abstract (en)

Draws attention to personal, social, economic, and artistic meanings of Millais's painting (Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery), based on the poem by Keats, Isabella; or the pot of basil. Comments on Millais's relationships to his family and to Hunt and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; cites contemporary critical responses to Millais; and focuses on the significance of phrenological details and the gazes of the various figures in the painting.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United Kingdom
• Millais, John Everett, 1829-1896
• Painting
• Great Britain
• 1800-1900
• Walker Art Gallery||Liverpool (GBR)
• Keats, John, 1795-1821
• Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
• Family
• Iconography
• Phrenology
• Influence
• Sources
• Gaze [nonverbal communication]
• Hunt, William Holman, 1827-1910
• Art criticism
• Poetry

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Royaume-Uni
• Millais, John Everett, 1829-1896
• Peinture
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1800-1900
• Walker Art Gallery||Liverpool (GBR)
• Keats, John, 1795-1821
• Préraphaélites
• Famille
• Iconographie
• Phrénologie
• Influence
• Sources
• Regard
• Hunt, William Holman, 1827-1910
• Critique d'art
• Poésie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920401-00422412

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