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Christ in the House of His Parents

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Critics also objected to the portrayal of Jesus, one complaining that it was "painful" to see "the youthful Saviour" depicted as "a red-headed Jew boy". Dickens described him as a "wry-necked, blubbering red-headed boy in a bed-gown, who appears to have received a poke ... playing in an adjacent
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The painting was immensely controversial when first exhibited because of its realistic depiction of a carpentry workshop, especially the dirt and detritus on the floor. The portrayal of Jesus and those surrounding Him was often considered to be radical, both in dress and in figure.
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The Symbolists' rejection of naturalism and narrative in favor of the subjective representation of an idea or emotion would have a significant effect on the artwork of the twentieth century, ...
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so hideous in her ugliness that ... she would stand out from the rest of the company as a Monster, in the vilest cabaret in France, or the lowest gin-shop in England.
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assisting Joseph in his workshop. Joseph is making a door, which is laid upon his carpentry work-table. Jesus has cut his hand on an exposed nail, symbolizing the
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The effect of the critical comments was to make the Pre-Raphaelite movement famous and to create a debate about the relationship between modernity, realism and
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In the background of the painting various objects are used to further symbolize the theological significance of the subject. A ladder, referring to
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supported Millais in letter to the press and in his lecture "Pre-Raphaelitism" despite personally disliking the painting. The painting's use of
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The Artist in the House of His Patron: Images-within-Images in John Everett Millais's Portraits of the Wyatt Family
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led to a wider movement in which the choice of composition and theme was combined with detailed observation.
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A Converted British Family Sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of the Druids
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A Converted British Family Sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of the Druids
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Myers, Nicole (August 2007). "Symbolism". In The Metropolitan Museum of Art (ed.).
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86.4 cm × 139.7 cm (34.0 in × 55.0 in)
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and other disease associated with slum conditions. Because of the controversy,
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the painting was exhibited with a companion piece by Millais's colleague,
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gutter". Other critics suggested that the characters displayed signs of
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accused Millais of portraying Mary as an alcoholic who looks
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to notoriety and was a major contributor to the debate about
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seen through the door represent the future Christian flock.
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It has been suggested that Millais was influenced by
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rests on it. Other carpentry implements refer to the
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Christ in the House of his Parents

John Everett Millais
Oil on canvas
Tate Britain
London
John Everett Millais
Holy Family
Saint Joseph
Charles Dickens
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Realism
Tate Britain
Jesus
stigmata
Jesus’s crucifixion
blood
Anne
Mary
John the Baptist
baptism of Christ
Apostles
Jacob's Ladder
dove
Holy Spirit
Holy Trinity
Albrecht Dürer
Melancholia I
quattrocento
sheepfold

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