"Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known. "

Since I'll be looking into John Everett Millais more, I'll be posting a helpful links from time to time:

Small gallery of his work

I thought this piece was interesting. It's titled, "The Bridesmaid" and was painted around the same time "Ophelia" was in 1851. She seems to have an almost holy look to her, innocent yet sad. Maybe it ties in to the expression "always a bridesmaid, never a bride."

I also like this one and this one.

After looking through the paintings, I find it interesting that he can paint such stoic , almost statue-like portraits, and yet put so much life into to his other work.