The Ransom by John Everett Millais

This nineteenth century painting was painted in 1860/62 by John Everett Millais (English, 1829 - 1896). John Everett Millais was an English painter and illustrator. He was born in Southampton, England.

In this painting, standing on the right, a kidnapper firmly grasps the arm of a young girl while an armored knight tries to hand over precious jewels.

In this theatrical painting, John Everett Millais depicted a sixteenth-century scene of a father paying ransom for his two daughters.

Millais for much of his life was a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and this painting is fairly typical of the picture they favored.

The principle tenet of the Pre-Raphaelite that they should paint from nature, and that they wanted to use color as purely as possible.
The Ransom by John Everett Millais