The Blind Girl
John Everett Millais · 1856
Why it's great
A blind girl sits at the roadside with her sister after a rainstorm, a double rainbow in the sky — which she cannot see. Millais painted it from the real countryside near Winchelsea in England, with its glowing, wet colors. She feels the warm sun and touches the grass. The painting makes us think about everything we notice and everything we miss.
Where to see it
📍 Birmingham Museum and Art GalleryBirmingham, United Kingdom
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John Everett Millais was born in Southampton, England, and was a child prodigy who entered the Royal Academy at 11. He co-founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group that painted with bright color and fine detail. Later he became a famous society painter and was made a baronet, the first artist to receive that honor. He ended his life as President of the Royal Academy in London.
