Isabella | John Everett Millais | 1848-49 Select Size:40" x 30" Repin’s mastery lies in his

Repin’s mastery lies in his ability to dramatize this instant with lifelike detail: the dim light filtering through the room

adds to the sense of grandeur and learning

deeply furrowed brow

The cat is more than a companion

is a striking example of the artist's Symbolist period

Isabella | John Everett Millais | 1848-49 Select Size:40" x 30" Repin’s mastery lies in hisAbout the artwork: Isabella (184849) by John Everett Millais, one of the earliest masterpieces of the Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood, dramatizes a moment from a tale by Boccaccio that Keats later retold in poetry: the tragic love between Isabella and her servant Lorenzo. Millais fills the scene with meticulous detail and psychological tensionIsabella leans protectively toward Lorenzo, while her brutal brothers, who will later murder him, sit on the