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Ophelia ( 1851 ) by Sir John Everett Millais

● One of the most famous paintings if the Pre-Raphaelite era

● The scene depicts the scene in which Ophelia who is Hamlet ’ s lover drowns herself after her father ’ s death

● The flowers have a symbolic significance

● Poppies symbolise death , violets symbolise chastity , faithfulness or youthful death

● The model for Ophelia character had to pose in a bath full of water and flowers for four months

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Ophelia ( 1851 )