John Everett Millais (Van Goghmuseum, Amsterdam, NL, 19-4-2008)

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I love the Preraphaelites! So seeing a whole exhibit of Millais' works live is a must see for me. And going all the way to Amsterdam for it is just a load of fun. And even the ever present lines for the museum don't scare me so here we go ;-)

Millais (1829-1896) was a great painter. He started painting when he was very young and was really well-known (he painted quite a lot of society-portraits).
What I like about him most is his exquisite way of painting nature. It all looks so green and so real!

There is also a photo exhibit of more recent works which are all influenced by the character of Ophelia. Millais has made a famous painting of this Shakespeare character (see pic) which you can see in the exhibit (it's gorgeous!).

If you are a true Romantic you should totally check out these exhibits! See the site: Van Gogh.
And you can of course also check the Van Goghs there ;-)