Sir John Everett Millais’ masterpiece shows the death of Ophelia, a scene from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. Hamlet murders Ophelia’s father, and she is so upset she falls into a stream and drowns. The flowers she is holding were chosen for their meanings. The poppies symbolize death. The background was painted from real life. When this picture was made, it was thought to be one of the most accurate studies of nature ever painted. Artist, poet and model Elizabeth Siddall posed for Ophelia in a bath of water at Millais's studio.
About the Canvas Prints
John Everett Millais - Ophelia by John Everett Millais. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and depth of a stretched canvas print. Your image gets printed onto our premium processed canvases and then stretched on a white maple wooden frame (gallery wrap) or framed inside black maple (framed canvas). Your canvas print will be shipped within 4 days in "ready to frame" condition for normal rolled and "ready to hang" condition for frames and wraps with pre-attached hanging wire and/or mounting points.