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Ophelia (1851–1852) by the British artist Sir John Everett Millais.
Theme: The work illustrates the death of the character Ophelia from William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, who drowns in a river after losing her sanity.
Style: It is a central piece of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, known for its meticulous attention to natural detail and its vibrant use of color.
Context: The landscape was painted over five months beside a river in England, while the model, Elizabeth Siddal, posed in a bathtub filled with cold water.
Location: The original painting is on display at Tate Britain, in London.
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