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Which of Millais's paintings served as the embodiment of the historical and naturalist focus of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood?
The Blind Girl
The Order of Release
Ophelia
Ferdinand Lured by Ariel
Answer
Ophelia is a 1852 painting by John Everett Millais. It is considered one of the most famous Pre-Raphaelite paintings and one of the best-known paintings of the Victorian era. The painting depicts the character Ophelia from Shakespeare's Hamlet, who drowns herself in a river. Millais's painting is notable for its realism and its detailed depiction of the natural environment.
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