Ophelia – John Millais
When the Pre-Raphaelites, including Millais, brought their revolution to the world of 19 century art, their message appeared desperate:
Enough with the broad brushes; rid us of the bold strokes, the clean lines and the sanitized art that Raphael forced upon the European Renaissance. The masterpiece is evidenced in its flaws… inconsistency breeds realism… and the world is nothing but the assembly of countless minute brush strokes.
Sometimes it's difficult to contain such grand philosophy to painting technique and not let it run free in our minds.
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