Artist:
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John Everett Millais
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Title:
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Peace Concluded
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Date:
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1856
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Medium:
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Oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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46 x 36 in. (116.84 x 91.44 cm) (canvas)
58 x 48 3/4 x 2 in. (147.32 x 123.83 x 5.08 cm) (outer frame)
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Credit Line:
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The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 357
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At first glance this appears to be a family portrait complete with realistic details of middle-class English decor. In fact, it is a staged scene of domestic harmony, celebrating the end of the Crimean War. The father, a wounded officer, holds a copy of the Times announcing the war's end. One daughter clasps his combat medal. On the mother's lap, four animals from the toy Noah's Ark represent the four belligerents: Britain (lion), Russia (bear), the Ottoman Empire (turkey), and France (rooster). The girl at the left holds a dove with an olive branch in its beak, a symbol of peace. Millais belonged to a group of English painters called the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Their work emphasized close observation of nature and the depiction of contemporary events.
Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Millais, John Everett
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Nationality:
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British
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Life Dates:
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British, 1829 - 1896
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Signature and Date LL in red: [1856 JEM 56]; monogrammed LL: [18(crown)56]
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Physical Description:
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A wounded officer lying on his couch, at the head of which is seated his wife. An Irish wolfhound is also lying curled up on the sofa. Arched top.
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Creation Place:
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Europe, England, , ,
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Accession #:
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69.48
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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