Millais, John Everett (1829-96)
Creator details
- Name
- Millais, John Everett (1829-96)
- Nationality
- English
- Biography
- John Everett Millais (1829-96) was a prominent English painter and illustrator who co-founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of artists who sought to revive the spirit of early Italian Renaissance art. Born in Southampton, Millais showed an early talent for drawing and painting, and at the age of 11, he became the youngest student ever to attend the Royal Academy Schools in London. In 1848, he co-founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood with Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Holman Hunt, and their work was characterized by a vivid realism, intense colors, and a focus on nature and the human form. Millais became famous for his paintings of literary and historical subjects, such as "Ophelia" (1851-52) and "The Boyhood of Raleigh" (1870), as well as his portraits of prominent figures of his time. He was also a successful illustrator, contributing to magazines such as "Once a Week" and "Good Words." Millais was knighted in 1885 and became the first artist to be elevated to the peerage in 1896, shortly before his death.
