tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post4217138147347622741..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Which is your favorite Ophelia?James Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-56626524980517514802011-06-30T11:26:10.800-04:002011-06-30T11:26:10.800-04:00I have always loved the waterhouse versions and st...I have always loved the waterhouse versions and steck's, but Millais is still my favorite. Here is my take on Ophelia from several years ago (with some influences from the above artists):<br /><br />http://www.marcevan.com/art/Illustration.html#21<br /><br />Great poll, James!Marc Is My Hero!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17250261988710924558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-54849162071936892932011-06-30T09:58:02.624-04:002011-06-30T09:58:02.624-04:00I like the second one by Cabanel. I did not know t...I like the second one by Cabanel. I did not know there were so many versions of Ophelia. Thank youMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12309196720518558339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-28399599539298171542011-06-29T20:11:13.769-04:002011-06-29T20:11:13.769-04:00Millais's work is usually the one that most pe...Millais's work is usually the one that most people think of for Ophelia, but I've always loved Waterhouse's works. The second version's color palette is exquisite. Thanks for pulling all these versions together for comparison.Sandra Van Winklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462854329121119152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-2425799574027241612011-06-29T15:12:53.835-04:002011-06-29T15:12:53.835-04:00Millais definitely. Millais' image is the one ...Millais definitely. Millais' image is the one that comes to mind right away, it's iconic. I like how she blends right into the water.P.T. Waughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501504337118894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-13103497120043987602011-06-29T14:23:07.184-04:002011-06-29T14:23:07.184-04:00I'd opt for Millais as well. Although my favor...I'd opt for Millais as well. Although my favorite has not been incorporated here - the one by Eugene Delacroix.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233420155151875249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-72728505880167415202011-06-29T13:00:55.981-04:002011-06-29T13:00:55.981-04:00The Millais is very good, no question. One of the...The Millais is very good, no question. One of the problems, of course, is that Ophelia is a very unclear character. Her relationship to Hamlet is a bit of a mystery that the text just doesn't solve. Did they really love each other? How far along in their relationship were they? Was she nothing more than a scorned palace groupie who ends up being much too willing to do her father's bidding? Is she carrying Hamlet's child? Shakespeare hints at all of these, but doesn't permit us to be sure. It's more as if he forces us to choose an answer and go with it.<br /><br />For all these reasons, and my own sense that to make her remotely interesting you have to assume that she was the crazy one all along (as opposed to Hamlet, who only pretends to be crazy)I'm going to give a very honorable mention to the Antoine-Auguste-Ernest-Hébert, as that's the most substantive portrait, and suggests that she is harboring far more desire and madness than she would ever let on to her father or brother (a bit like the Helena Bonham Carter portrayal). <br /><br />I agree with Gary that the majority of others are kind of expressionless, reflecting the artist's unwillingness or inability to fill in the blank that Shakespeare created.Brooks Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412269119866584268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-63357586253351064802011-06-29T12:24:41.611-04:002011-06-29T12:24:41.611-04:00Why is it that every artist thinks the human face ...Why is it that every artist thinks the human face is always emotionless?<br /><br />Is it because they can't get the references? If Shakespeare's writing had so little emotion we wouldn't be talking about him now. <br /><br />Why do we still call emotionless works 'great' works in the art world? Technically these works are great, but none translate Shakespeare's drama.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338453611088201789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-40284605319314423342011-06-29T12:10:37.513-04:002011-06-29T12:10:37.513-04:00I think Millais is still the best. But I really li...I think Millais is still the best. But I really like the second one by Waterhouse too. It doesn't tell the story of her drowning but I think it captures the feeling of beauty while death is lurking and that something's not right.Torbjörn Källströmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024101125834752955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-25538455761759100542011-06-29T11:21:55.130-04:002011-06-29T11:21:55.130-04:00My favorite Ophelia by far is this tribute to the ...My favorite Ophelia by far is this tribute to the Sir John Millais painting:<br /><br />http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5583646Wolf Lahtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02224957365394425997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-1473114185463164352011-06-29T10:19:17.093-04:002011-06-29T10:19:17.093-04:00Millais!! I was lucky enough to see it in person -...Millais!! I was lucky enough to see it in person - stunning!Kim Rempelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010163424578410675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-51521799819954500452011-06-29T09:50:52.056-04:002011-06-29T09:50:52.056-04:00It's such a hard choice, because they are all ...It's such a hard choice, because they are all very good. I think I'm going to go with the first one just because it has been one of my favourites since I was a little kid. I love the ethereal quality that his colours evoke.Jen Wardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558162014340662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-60921931877545753502011-06-29T04:16:18.718-04:002011-06-29T04:16:18.718-04:00my favourite one is Millais' Ophelia, that pai...my favourite one is Millais' Ophelia, that painting is so dramatic and romantic at the same time. <br /><br />I love Ophelia, she is the most inspiring Shakespeare's character and I also dedicated a photography project to her: http://www.debored.it/portfolio_ophelia.phpDiana Debordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12181112116523606518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-22088087337820069522011-06-29T03:02:34.197-04:002011-06-29T03:02:34.197-04:00I love the second two Waterhouses, but if I have t...I love the second two Waterhouses, but if I have to choose one it has to be Millais.David Stillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06788583610600014354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-82064979033369450912011-06-28T23:49:14.065-04:002011-06-28T23:49:14.065-04:00The "Frank Dicksee" is actually a "...The "Frank Dicksee" is actually a "Thomas Dicksee".अर्जुनhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724439749828805512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-39374215464617606402011-06-28T23:12:44.619-04:002011-06-28T23:12:44.619-04:00I vote for Millais. What an interesting lesson yo...I vote for Millais. What an interesting lesson you give us here! Aside from his brilliant technique, Millais chose a moment and a character pose that tells the story far better than the others. Lefebvre, Hughes, and Waterhouse (3) present us with a pretty lady with flowers. Waterhouse (1) & (2), Dagan-Bouveret, Dicksee, and Hebert portray unhappy women with little story. Simmonds is intriguing, but the pose is not realistic, and her head is too far out of the water to support the story. The moment that Cabanel chose is peculiar. There's no splash as she enters the water; in fact Ophelia seems to be reclining on hard water. I agree that, though an imaginative concept, the pose Steck chose is pretty unrealistic. And I recall a lesson from Color and Light: Streck painted Ophelia's underwater dress too white.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873976753106574591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-40315447121450792952011-06-28T23:10:33.708-04:002011-06-28T23:10:33.708-04:00Millais!Millais!Ira Grinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06409620261117530164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-14656351122112633862011-06-28T22:32:14.811-04:002011-06-28T22:32:14.811-04:00I like Waterhouse (3) for the sad, almost peaceful...I like Waterhouse (3) for the sad, almost peacefully absent expression. Paul Steck's is particularly haunting, though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634354258406911180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-10103363220188155982011-06-28T22:31:27.338-04:002011-06-28T22:31:27.338-04:00Very fun Poll! I didn't know there were that m...Very fun Poll! I didn't know there were that many Ophelias! I bet there are even more. I love finding different versions of things.<br />It looks like the image I've seen the most of is in the lead, I decided to go with a different one I've never seen before. They are all beautiful.Lydia Burrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300233363206161343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-84949557512902740882011-06-28T22:03:08.134-04:002011-06-28T22:03:08.134-04:00I'd like to see an Ophelia that pictures a per...I'd like to see an Ophelia that pictures a person actually drowning and not the idealized death that Gertrude paints.velocityofmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07028989413028830593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-2265149334415080782011-06-28T22:00:06.504-04:002011-06-28T22:00:06.504-04:00Millais no doubt!Millais no doubt!Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269504278244618823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-5458777803804335052011-06-28T20:48:14.380-04:002011-06-28T20:48:14.380-04:00Definitely Millais! They're all so beautiful, ...Definitely Millais! They're all so beautiful, but something about Millais painting is so moving. . it holds an everlasting breath of emotion.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355026403395934846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-79772496381615014002011-06-28T20:45:37.832-04:002011-06-28T20:45:37.832-04:00Millais' is the classic Ophelia for a reason. ...Millais' is the classic Ophelia for a reason. Perfect in every sense, though Waterhouse #3 is alluring as well!Emily M Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748105344670125660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-55735518901153079682011-06-28T20:33:59.152-04:002011-06-28T20:33:59.152-04:00I love Waterhouse, but Millais, sheesh. Amazing. O...I love Waterhouse, but Millais, sheesh. Amazing. O.K., I love Millais more, that is the noodler in me.Christopher Thornockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00439029786555102588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-80947387858887354352011-06-28T20:00:42.369-04:002011-06-28T20:00:42.369-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hueboxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876533490080389589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-45609329501383095472011-06-28T19:07:14.311-04:002011-06-28T19:07:14.311-04:00They are all great. Waterehouse is my favourite ar...They are all great. Waterehouse is my favourite artist on the whole, but I do love the 'Ophelia' by Millais. <br /><br />Carole Humphreys has a beautiful 'Ophelia' pencil drawing which could be added to the list. http://carolehumphreys.com/carole's%20gothic%20art/ophelia_submerged_page.htmlGordon Napierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374065314604533766noreply@blogger.com