Mariana (1851) - Sir John Everett MillaisMillais paints Mariana from Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, but embues her beauty and surroundings in such a way that one wonders at her ennui in the play. Is Millais trying to say that we carry our boredom and life-weariness into life strewn with loveliness, and we cast too much blame for our unhappiness unworthily about us?
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What an awesome painting. And of course, you add a good deal of thought provoking words to the caption. I believe you could develop a great spiritual retreat program just on this question.
Having too much time on my hands, I know - Lady Athos is going to teach me weaving, her great artisan-skill - this message that I perceive in Millais is the central theme of a fine parabolic and farcical film, Tony Randall's Seven Faces of Dr. Lao.
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