🖼️ Christ in the House of His Parents · John Everett Millais

Monday, January 1, 1849 – December 31, 1849 All day

Christ in the House of His Parents (1849–50) is a painting by John Everett Millais depicting the Holy Family in Saint Joseph's carpentry workshop. The painting was extremely controversial when first exhibited, prompting many negative reviews, most notably one written by Charles Dickens. It catapulted the previously obscure Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood to notoriety and was a major contributor to the debate about Realism in the arts. It is now in Tate Britain in London. John Everett Millais, 1849 — painted at 20. Canvas and oil paint. 86.4 × 139.7 cm. In the Tate. Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Wiki link

🖼️ Christ in the House of His Parents · John Everett Millais